Humeral supracondylar spur and Struthers' ligament
โ Scribed by I. Al-Naib
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 436 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0341-2695
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โฆ Synopsis
A supracondylar spur with its associated Struthers' ligament is a rare cause of compression of the brachial artery and median nerve at the supracondylar region of the humerus. This paper records five cases, four of which have undergone surgical decompression with complete recovery.
R6sum~. L'apophyse sus-dpitrochldenne et la bandelette de Struthers reprdsentent une anomalie anatomique rare pouvant entraFner une compression de l'artkre humdrale et du nerf mddian dans la rdgion supra-trochldenne de l'humdrus. L'aspect clinique, le traitement chirurgical et les suites de cinq cas font l'objet de cet article.
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## Abstract The supracondylar process is a bony spur at the anteromedial surface of the distal humerus. It is associated with the Struthers' ligament, running from its apex to the medial epicondyle. Symptoms may occur due to fracture and entrapment of nerves (most frequently the median nerve) and/o
## Abstract The insertion of the tendon of subscapularis is accepted as being on the lesser tubercle of the humerus. The transverse humeral ligament (THL) is described as a distinct entity in most textbooks, overlying the long tendon of biceps as it emerges from the capsule of the shoulder joint. I