The accessory nerve deals with multiple important functions, from swallowing and breathing to moving the head, neck, and shoulder.

Despite advances in surgical techniques and technology, iatrogenic nerve injury remains a leading cause of morbidity ...

Once the nerve is identified, axillary tissue may be swept anteriorly away from the nerve by blunt dissection along the anterior serratus muscle; there are no significant vessels in this area.

在臂丛神经损伤的临床治疗中，恢复肩关节外展功能始终是极具挑战性的难题。三角肌（deltoid）作为肩关节外展的主要动力源，其神经支配依赖腋神经（axillary nerve）。当臂丛神经上干损伤导致腋神经功能丧失时，三头肌长头神经（long head of Triceps branch）转位术已成为临床常用的功能重建方案。然而 ...

The muscular attachment site of the lower subscapular nerve is close to the axillary nerve, and its branches are small. Thus, the location and protection of the axillary nerve could guide the ...

Nerve flossing and gliding exercises in physical therapy mobilize the nerves. See how a physical therapist might use them for your condition.

The nerve irritation at these anatomic locations, called entrapment points, may result in a neuropathy. The role of specific trauma in the origin of these neuropathies may not always be discerned.

A nne Romatowski noticed a small, soft something in the flesh below her collarbone just before Christmas. She wasn’t concerned. It was a bump on her uppermost ribs, not a lump in her breast. Still, ...

Abdominal skin and axillary temperatures were monitored continuously over a 24-hour period in 12 healthy term gestation infants, 5 to 9 weeks' postnatal age. Skin probes were adhered with ...

Introduction: The masseteric nerve is used as a nerve transfer in facial reanimation surgery. Therefore, an anatomotopographic study of the approach of this nerve applied to facial reinnervation ...