Effects of the adducted or abducted position of the arm on the course of the musculocutaneous nerve during anterior approaches to the shoulder

被引:13
作者
Apaydin, Nihal [2 ]
Bozkurt, Murat [1 ,3 ]
Sen, Tulin [2 ]
Loukas, Marios [4 ,5 ]
Tubbs, R. Shane [6 ]
Ugurlu, Mahmut [7 ]
Tekdemir, Ibrahim [2 ]
Elhan, Alaittin [2 ]
机构
[1] Tirebolu Sokak, TR-06550 Ankara, Turkey
[2] Ankara Univ, Dept Anat, Sch Med, TR-06100 Ankara, Turkey
[3] Diskapi Yildirim Beyazid Training & Res Hosp, Orthopaed & Traumat Clin 3, Ankara, Turkey
[4] St Georges Univ, Dept Anat Sci, Sch Med, St Georges, Grenada
[5] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Educ & Dev, Boston, MA USA
[6] Univ Alabama, Dept Cell Biol, Birmingham, AL 35294 USA
[7] Ataturk Training & Res Hosp, Orthopaed & Traumat Clin 1, Ankara, Turkey
关键词
musculocutaneous nerve; glenohumeral joint; coracoid process; shoulder; instability; anatomy;
D O I
10.1007/s00276-008-0336-3
中图分类号
R602 [外科病理学、解剖学]; R32 [人体形态学];
学科分类号
100101 [人体解剖与组织胚胎学];
摘要
Nerve injury is a common complication during anterior shoulder surgery. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the musculocutaneous nerve (MN) anatomically and to clarify the relationship of the MN to the glenoid labrum and coracoid process in different arm positions. The study was carried out on 40 shoulders of 20 adult cadavers fixed in 10% formaldehyde. The minimum distance of the MN at the entrance point of the nerve into the coracobrachialis to the anteromedial aspect of the coracoid tip and the distance between the MN and the top, middle, and inferior points of the glenoid labrum were measured. All measurements were performed with a digital caliper while the arm was in a neutral position, 45 degrees and 90 degrees of abduction, 90 degrees of abduction-internal rotation and 90 degrees of abduction-external rotation to evaluate whether arm position effects the results statistically or not. The results demonstrated that the position of the arm significantly changes the distance between the coracoid process (CP) and the MN or its cord. The change in distance between the glenoid labrum and the MN or its cord was also statistically significant. The distance between the CP and MN was greatest when the arm was abducted to 45 degrees (mean 3.4 cm) and least when the arm was positioned to 90 degrees of abduction-internal rotation (mean 2.0 cm). While the distance between the MN and the coracoid process was least at 90 degrees of abduction and internal rotation, the distance between the MN and glenoid labrum was lest with 90 degrees of abduction and external rotation. The distance between the glenoid labrum and MN was greatest with 45 degrees of abduction. The results of this study might be of use in avoiding the MN especially during Bristlow operations and certain rotator cuff procedures. Transferring the coracoid process during Bristow operations or placing arthroscopic portals when the arm is abducted to 45 degrees appears to be the safest position in terms of MN injury. Based on our results, when the arm needs to be abducted to 90 degrees during operation, externally rotating it may decrease the tension on the brachial plexus thus increasing the distance between the MN and the portals or retractors.
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页数:6
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