Morphological study of the communication between the musculocutaneous and median nerves
β Scribed by Satoshi Maeda; Katsushi Kawai; Masahiro Koizumi; Junji Ide; Akinari Tokiyoshi; Hiroshi Mizuta; Kodo Kodama
- Book ID
- 107666231
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 353 KB
- Volume
- 84
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1447-6959
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In 16 out of 79 cadavers 22 communications were found between the musculocutaneous and median nerves. In six subjects they were present bilaterally. There were three types, based on the sites of communication. Type I: The communication was proximal to the entrance of the musculocutaneous nerve into
## Abstract Variations in connections between the musculocutaneous and median nerves in the arm are not as uncommon as was once thought. This opinion led us to perform a study in 138 cadavers (66 male, 72 female). These variations were seen in 64 cadavers (46.4%), 9 bilaterally and 55 unilaterally