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The anatomy of the supraclavicular nerve during surgical approach to the clavicular shaft.
Clinical orthopaedics and related research - 1 Mar 2011
Nathe Tyler, Tseng Susan, Yoo Brad
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Surgery for clavicular shaft fractures is becoming more common but incisional and chest wall numbness reportedly occurs in 10% to 29% of patients. This may be the result of iatrogenic injury to the supraclavicular nerve branches. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES: We determined if there was a predictable branching pattern of the supraclavicular nerve at the anterior clavicular border and determined the distances to...
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