TY - JOUR
T1 - Absence of the musculocutaneous nerve and associated compensation by the median nerve
AU - Moore, K.
AU - Prasad, A. M.
AU - Satheesha Nayak, B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Kathmandu University. All rights reserved.
Copyright:
Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The musculocutaneous and median nerves frequently show variations from their normal course. The purpose of this paper is to report a rare variation, in which the right musculocutaneous nerve was absent. Consequently, the median nerve supplied motor innervation to the flexor compartment of the arm and sensory innervation to the lateral aspect of the forearm. The primary targets of this paper are orthopedic surgeons, anesthesiologists and radiologists. In cases of injuries to the upper limb, knowledge of these variations can assist them in avoiding misdiagnoses.
AB - The musculocutaneous and median nerves frequently show variations from their normal course. The purpose of this paper is to report a rare variation, in which the right musculocutaneous nerve was absent. Consequently, the median nerve supplied motor innervation to the flexor compartment of the arm and sensory innervation to the lateral aspect of the forearm. The primary targets of this paper are orthopedic surgeons, anesthesiologists and radiologists. In cases of injuries to the upper limb, knowledge of these variations can assist them in avoiding misdiagnoses.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85101145602
SN - 1812-2027
VL - 18
SP - 313
EP - 315
JO - Kathmandu University Medical Journal
JF - Kathmandu University Medical Journal
IS - 71
ER -