Objective The purpose of this paper is to elucidate this little known cause of upper back pain
through a narrative review of the literature and to discuss the possible role of the dorsal …

Introduction The anatomy of the supraclavicular part of the brachial plexus is highly variable,
therefore the aim of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the …

Introduction Variations in the brachial plexus are the rule rather than the exception. This fact
is of special interest for the anesthetist when planning axillary block of brachial plexus …

Background: The outcome of rotator cuff repair correlates with tendon healing. Early studies
of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair demonstrate lower healing rates than traditional open …

Introduction The anatomy of the brachial plexus has been a subject of interest to many
researchers over time resulting in an inconsistent amount of data. Previously, our team had …

Background Variations in the branching of posterior cord are important during surgical
approaches to the axilla and upper arm, administration of anesthetic blocks, interpreting …

The wide anatomical variation of the brachial plexus and the axillary artery has been
thoroughly explored in previous studies. However, there has been little information reported …

Background. Knowledge of anatomical variations of posterior cord and its branches is
important not only for the administration of anaesthetic blocks but also for surgical …

Compression of the dorsal scapular nerve (DSN) is associated with pain in the upper
extremity and back. Even though entrapment of the DSN within the middle scalene muscle is …

Background Nerve transfers in cases of directly irreparable or high-level extensive brachial
plexus traction injuries have been done using a variety of donor nerves with various …