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| Provedor de dados: |
International Journal of Morphology
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| País: |
Chile
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| Título: |
Infraclavicular Topography of the Brachial Plexus Fascicles in Different Upper Limb Positions
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| Autores: |
Alves dos Santos,Daniel
Iatecola,Amilton
Dias Vecina,Cesar Adriano
Caldeira,Eduardo Jose
Noboro Isayama,Ricardo
Chacon,Erivelto Luis
Alves,Marianna Carla
Palomari,Evanisi Teresa
Salete Viotto,Maria Jose
Rodrigues da Cunha,Marcelo
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| Data: |
2016-09-01
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| Ano: |
2016
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| Palavras-chave: |
Brachial plexus
Topography
Peripheral nerve injuries
Upper limb
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| Resumo: |
Brachial plexus neuropathies are common complaints among patients seen at orthopedic clinics. The causes range from traumatic to occupational factors and symptoms include paresthesia, paresis, and functional disability of the upper limb. Treatment can be surgical or conservative, but detailed knowledge of the brachial plexus is required in both cases to avoid iatrogenic injuries and to facilitate anesthetic block, preventing possible vascular punctures. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the topography of the infraclavicular brachial plexus fascicles in different upper limb positions adopted during some clinical procedures. A formalin-preserved, adult, male cadaver was used. The infraclavicular and axillary regions were dissected and the distance of the brachial plexus fascicles from adjacent bone structures was measured. No anatomical variation in the formation of the brachial plexus was observed. The metric relationships between the brachial plexus and adjacent bone prominences differed depending on the degree of shoulder abduction. Detailed knowledge of the infraclavicular topography of neurovascular structures helps with the diagnosis and especially with the choice of conservative or surgical treatment of brachial plexus neuropathies.
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Journal article
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022016000300040
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| Editor: |
Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía
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text/html
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| Fonte: |
International Journal of Morphology v.34 n.3 2016
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