Anatomical aspects of the selective infraspinatus muscle neurotization by spinal accessory nerve

Autor: Gautham Ullas, Veronika Němcová, Radek Kaiser, Aneta Krajcová, Michal Makel
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery. 55:220-225
ISSN: 2000-6764
2000-656X
DOI: 10.1080/2000656x.2020.1856680
Popis: The suprascapular nerve (SSN) is commonly reconstructed by spinal accessory nerve (SAN) transfer. However, reinnervation of its branch to the infraspinatus muscle (IB-SSN) is poor. Reconstruction of the SSN in cases of scapular fractures is frequently neglected in clinical practice. The morphological study was performed on 25 adult human cadavers. The course and the length of SSN of minimal diameter of 2 mm within the trapezius muscle, the length of the distal stump of IB-SSN to its branching point and the length of the SSN available for reconstructive procedure were measured. The feasibility study of the SAN - IB-SSN neurotization performed by using a bony canal under the spine of scapula was performed. The mean distance of the SAN from the spine was 8.5 cm (±0.88) at the point where it perforates the trapezius muscle and 4.49 cm (±0.72) at the most distal part of the nerve. The mean length of the intramuscular portion of the nerve was 14.74 cm (±1.99). It ran under a mean latero-medial angle of 15.54
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