Publication: Absence of the Musculocutaneous Nerve and Associated Compensation by the Median Nerve
Date
2020
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Publisher
Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The musculocutaneous and median nerves frequently show variations from their
normal course. The purpose of this paper is to report a rare variation, in which
the right musculocutaneous nerve was absent. Consequently, the median nerve
supplied motor innervation to the flexor compartment of the arm and sensory
innervation to the lateral aspect of the forearm. The primary targets of this paper
are orthopedic surgeons, anesthesiologists and radiologists. In cases of injuries
to the upper limb, knowledge of these variations can assist them in avoiding
misdiagnoses.
KEY WORDS
Brachial plexus, Lateral cutaneous nerve of the forearm, Median nerve,
Musculocutaneous nerve, Variation
Description
Moore K,1 Prasad AM,2 Satheesha Nayak B2
1American University of Antigua,
College of Medicine,
Antigua and Barbuda.
2Department of Anatomy,
Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus),
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE),
Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Karnataka State, India
Keywords
Brachial plexus, Lateral cutaneous nerve of the forearm, Median nerve, Musculocutaneous nerve, Variation