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Repair of isolated axillary nerve lesions after infraclavicular brachial plexus injuries: case reports.

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Friedman, AH; Nunley, JA; Urbaniak, JR; Goldner, RD
Published in: Neurosurgery
September 1990

Stretch injuries of the infraclavicular brachial plexus have a much better prognosis for spontaneous recovery than do their supraclavicular counterparts. We present three patients with stretch injuries of the infraclavicular brachial plexus who had spontaneous restoration of function in all muscles except the deltoid. Decreased shoulder abduction was a serious handicap to these individuals. At surgical exploration, each patient had an isolated, complete axillary nerve disruption at the quadrilateral space. Deltoid muscle function was restored in all three patients by repair of the axillary nerve with sural nerve grafts across the quadrilateral space.

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Published In

Neurosurgery

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ISSN

0148-396X

Publication Date

September 1990

Volume

27

Issue

3

Start / End Page

403 / 407

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sural Nerve
  • Shoulder Injuries
  • Shoulder
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Nerve Transfer
  • Muscle Contraction
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Brachial Plexus
 

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Friedman, A. H., Nunley, J. A., Urbaniak, J. R., & Goldner, R. D. (1990). Repair of isolated axillary nerve lesions after infraclavicular brachial plexus injuries: case reports. Neurosurgery, 27(3), 403–407. https://doi.org/10.1097/00006123-199009000-00010
Friedman, A. H., J. A. Nunley, J. R. Urbaniak, and R. D. Goldner. “Repair of isolated axillary nerve lesions after infraclavicular brachial plexus injuries: case reports.Neurosurgery 27, no. 3 (September 1990): 403–7. https://doi.org/10.1097/00006123-199009000-00010.
Friedman AH, Nunley JA, Urbaniak JR, Goldner RD. Repair of isolated axillary nerve lesions after infraclavicular brachial plexus injuries: case reports. Neurosurgery. 1990 Sep;27(3):403–7.
Friedman, A. H., et al. “Repair of isolated axillary nerve lesions after infraclavicular brachial plexus injuries: case reports.Neurosurgery, vol. 27, no. 3, Sept. 1990, pp. 403–07. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00006123-199009000-00010.
Friedman AH, Nunley JA, Urbaniak JR, Goldner RD. Repair of isolated axillary nerve lesions after infraclavicular brachial plexus injuries: case reports. Neurosurgery. 1990 Sep;27(3):403–407.
Journal cover image

Published In

Neurosurgery

DOI

ISSN

0148-396X

Publication Date

September 1990

Volume

27

Issue

3

Start / End Page

403 / 407

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sural Nerve
  • Shoulder Injuries
  • Shoulder
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Nerve Transfer
  • Muscle Contraction
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Brachial Plexus