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Supraclavicular Nerves
Abstract
The following variations have been reported in these nerves. A branch to the phrenic nerve may pass down into the thorax over the subclavian artery or vein before joining the phrenic nerve. An additional bundle from the fifth cervical nerve joining this branch has been reported. A branch to the rhomboid muscles may pass through the trapezius muscle on its way to the skin close to the midline, at the level of the spinous processes of the fifth and sixth thoracic vertebrae. In 10 of 254 cases, the clavicle was perforated by the middle branch of the supraclavicular nerves.
The following variations have been reported in these nerves. A branch to the phrenic nerve may pass down into the thorax over the subclavian artery or vein before joining the phrenic nerve. An additional bundle from the fifth cervical nerve joining this branch has been reported.
A branch to the rhomboid muscles may pass through the trapezius muscle on its way to the skin close to the midline, at the level of the spinous processes of the fifth and sixth thoracic vertebrae.
In 10 of 254 cases, the clavicle was perforated by the middle branch of the supraclavicular nerves. They traversed the bone in intraclavicular canals and were visible on x-ray films.
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- Olivier, E., Minne, -. et -. Rocquet. (1926) La traversée diaphragmatique du nerf phrenique droit et ses variations. Assoc. Anatomistes Comptes Rendus 21:441-444.
- Papadatos, D. (1980) Supraclavicular nerves piercing the clavicle: A study of 10 cases. Anat. Anz. 147:371-381.
Anatomical classification
- Systems:
- Nervous system
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