Variations in Subscapularis Muscle Innervation—A Report on Case Series
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Limitations
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Nerve | Specimen 1 | Specimen 2 |
---|---|---|
Upper 1 | 44 mm | 48 mm |
Upper 2 | 37 mm | 43 mm |
Lower | 39 mm | 33 mm |
Single Accessory Upper | Double Accessory Upper | Single Accessory Lower | Double Accessory Lower | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ballesteros and Ramirez (n = 57) | 18 (31.6%) | 0 | 4 (7%) | 0 |
Kasper et al. (n = 20) | 4 (20%) | 0 | 3 (15%) | 0 |
Leischinger et al. (n = 20) | 2 (10%) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Muthoka et al. (n = 68) | 5 (7.3%) | 1 (14.7%) | 0 | 0 |
Saleh et al. (n = 33) | 16 (48.5%) | 2 (6.1%) | 9 (27.3%) | 1 (3%) |
Tubbs et al. (n = 62) | 5 (8.1%) | 1 (1.6%) | 4 (6.5%) | 0 |
Young et al. (n = 11) | 5 (45.5%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Posterior Cord | Axillary Nerve | Thoracodorsal Nerve | Posterior Division of Superior Trunk | Others/Not Specified | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ballesteros and Ramirez (n = 57) | 19 (33.3%) | 3 (5.3%) | 28 (49.1%) | 7 (12.3%) | |
Chaudhary et al. (n = 60) | 55 (91.7%) | 5 (8.3%) | |||
Fazan et al. (n = 54) | 19 (35.1%) | 3 (5.6%) | 32 (59.3%) | ||
Kasper et al. (n = 20) | 14 (70%) | 6 (30%) | |||
Leischinger et al. (n = 20) | 20 (100%) | ||||
Muthoka et al. (n = 68) | 56 (82.4%) | 10 (14.7%) | 2 (2.9%) | ||
Rastogi et al. (n = 74) | 74 (100%) | ||||
Sager et al. (n = 20) | 20 (100%) | ||||
Saleh et al. (n = 33) | 33 (100%) | ||||
Tubbs et al. (n = 62) | 60 (96.8%) | 2 (3.2%) | |||
Young et al. (n = 11) | 11 (100%) | ||||
Total | 381 (79.5%) | 18 (3.8%) | 65 (13.6%) | 15 (3.1%) |
Posterior Cord | Axillary Nerve | Thoracodorsal Nerve | Posterior Division of Superior Trunk | Others/Not Specified | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ballesteros and Ramirez (n = 57) | 18 (31.6%) | 31 (54.4%) | 7 (12.2%) | 1 (1.8%) | |
Chaudhary et al. (n = 60) | 58 (96.7%) | 2 (3.3%) | |||
Fazan et al. (n = 54) | 21 (38.9%) | 29 (53.7%) | 4 (7.4%) | ||
Kasper et al. (n = 20) | 13 (65%) | 5 (25%) | 2 (10%) | ||
Leischinger et al. (n = 20) | 14 (70%) | 4 (20%) | 2 (10%) | ||
Muthoka et al. (n = 68) | 12 (17.7%) | 43 (63.2%) | 9 (13.2%) | 4 (5.9%) | |
Rastogi et al. (n = 74) | 74 (100%) | ||||
Sager et al. (n = 20) | 17 (85%) | 3 (15%) | |||
Saleh et al. (n = 33) | 27 (81.8%) | 5 (15.2%) | 1 (3%) | ||
Tubbs et al. (n = 62) | 49 (79%) | 13 (21%) | |||
Young et al. (n = 11) | 7 (63.6%) | 1 (9.1%) | 3 (27.3%) | ||
Total | 310 (64.7%) | 136 (28.4%) | 28 (5.8%) | 5 (1.1%) |
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Siwetz, M.; Hammer, N.; Ondruschka, B.; Kieser, D.C. Variations in Subscapularis Muscle Innervation—A Report on Case Series. Medicina 2020, 56, 532. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/medicina56100532
Siwetz M, Hammer N, Ondruschka B, Kieser DC. Variations in Subscapularis Muscle Innervation—A Report on Case Series. Medicina. 2020; 56(10):532. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/medicina56100532
Chicago/Turabian StyleSiwetz, Martin, Niels Hammer, Benjamin Ondruschka, and David C. Kieser. 2020. "Variations in Subscapularis Muscle Innervation—A Report on Case Series" Medicina 56, no. 10: 532. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/medicina56100532