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ArticleJournal of brachial plexus and peripheral nerve injury2025

Brachial Plexus Anatomy of Sprague Dawley Rat Compared to Human.

Alison N Jacobs, Luke J Bolstad, Natalie Martinson, Ethan Mickelson, Matthew R Ceelen, Owen R Lefebvre, Roy Ram Klein, Daniel J Hellenbrand, Amgad S Hanna

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Article in Journal of brachial plexus and peripheral nerve injury, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Alison N JacobsDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH), Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
Luke J BolstadDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH), Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
Natalie MartinsonDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH), Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
Ethan MickelsonDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH), Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
Matthew R CeelenDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH), Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
Owen R LefebvreDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH), Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
Roy Ram KleinDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH), Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
Daniel J HellenbrandDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH), Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
Amgad S HannaDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH), Madison, Wisconsin, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5062-5952

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Abstract

Brachial plexus injury (BPI) occurs when the brachial plexus (BP) is compressed, stretched, or avulsed. A mild BPI results in acute arm pain, tingling, or numbness, while more severe injuries can lead to permanent muscle weakness or loss of function of the extremity if left untreated. Many BPI treatments developed in small animal models fail to translate effectively to human clinical trials. Furthermore, there is a lack of comparative studies exploring the anatomical differences between BPs in different species. The objective of this study is to compare the BP anatomy between humans and Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats to determine if the SD rat is a suitable model for studying BPI mechanisms and treatments. Four human BPs were compared to five SD rat BPs. Gross anatomical analysis revealed mild similarities in the branching patterns of SD rat and human BP. Histological results indicated that SD rats had significantly smaller musculocutaneous (

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anatomyavulsionbrachial plexusnerve injurySprague Dawley Rat

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