Infraclavicular techniques are often used to perform brachial plexus blocks. In our volunteer study we used magnetic resonance imaging to identify the brachial plexus and axillary vessels in a sagittal plane corresponding to the lateral sagittal infraclavicular block. In 20 volunteers, all cords were positioned within 2 cm from the artery approximately within 2/3 of a circle. We derived an inje...

Functional recovery does not occur in 10% of patients with neonatal brachial plexus palsy. In these patients, resection of a neuroma-in-continuity (NIC) and surgical nerve reconstruction are required. The formation of a NIC seems to prohibit functional recovery, but the underlying biologic mechanisms for this failure are poorly understood. We systematically analyzed a large series of NIC tissue...

This article celebrates the first year anniversary of the Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury.

Background: Brachial plexus block is preferred to general anesthesia (GA) as it reduces many complications of GA, provides good intra and postoperative analgesia, adequate muscle relaxation. Addition adjuvants along with LA used prolong improved quality decrease dose LA. This study was done see the efficacy Ropivacaine dexmedetomidine fentanyl in terms duration action pain relief. Aims Objectiv...

Peripheral nerve blocks are common and effective means for anesthesia for limb surgery. The evaluation of the success of a peripheral blockade is based on the loss of sensation, with no objective means of detecting a successful block. The autonomic innervation to the upper extremity, which controls both the vascular tone and the activity of sweat glands, is supplied by nerve fibers accompanying...

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 approaches to the neck, axilla, and upper arm. The present study aimed to record the prevalence of such variations with embryological explanation and clinical implication. Material and Method. 37 formalin-preserved cadavers, t...

Corresponding author: Jeong Uk Han, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inha University Hospital, 7-206, 3-Ga, Sinheung-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon 400-711, Korea. Tel: 82-32-890-3969, Fax: 82-32-881-2476, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.o...

PURPOSE To report outcome of axillary nerve neurotisation for brachial plexus injury through the anterior deltopectoral approach. METHODS Nine men aged 20 to 52 (mean, 27.8) years with brachial plexus injury underwent axillary nerve neurotisation through the anterior deltopectoral approach. Three of the patients had complete avulsion of C5-T1 nerve roots. The remaining 6 patients had brachial...

Interscalene block is used for shoulder surgeries however it almost always results in phrenic nerve palsy1,2. Some anaesthesiologists have described careful ultrasound guided low volume (5mls only) of local anesthetic interscalene which does not cause hemidiaphragmatic paresis3. However we present to you a case where implied recently technique sparing involving combination oblique infraclavicul...