Anatomic variant of the inferior lateral cutaneous branch of the radial nerve during the posterior approach to the humerus: a case report

Patient Safety in Surgery

Frank A Liporace²  Richard S Yoon²  John T Capo¹  Salil Gupta¹  Brian K Park²  Li Sun³ 

[1] Division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, 301 E 17th Street, Suite 1402, New York 10003, NY, USA;Division of Orthopaedic Trauma, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, USA;Division of Orthopaedic Trauma, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ, USA

关键词: Humerus fracture;    Lateral cutaneous branch;    Radial nerve;    Anatomic variant;   

Others  :  1210302
DOI  :  10.1186/s13037-015-0063-8

 received in 2015-02-02, accepted in 2015-04-20,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Iatrogenic injury during the posterior approach to the humerus during operative fixation is not an uncommon occurrence. A comprehensive understanding of the normal anatomy and its variants is of paramount importance in order to avoid such injury. Typically, the inferior lateral cutaneous branch of the radial nerve originates towards the distal end of the humerus at the inferior portion of the spiral groove. Here, we report an important variant of this nerve, which originated significantly more proximal than expected, further emphasizing the importance of identification, dissection and protection of the radial nerve and its major branches.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Sun et al.; licensee BioMed Central.

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