Homolateral hourglass-like constrictions of the axillary and suprascapular nerves: case report

Adolfo Vigasio; Ignazio Marcoccio

doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.07.016

Homolateral hourglass-like constrictions of the axillary and suprascapular nerves: case report

J Hand Surg Am. 2009 Dec;34(10):1815-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.07.016. Epub 2009 Nov 7.

Authors

Adolfo Vigasio¹, Ignazio Marcoccio

Affiliation

¹ Istituto Clinico Città di Brescia-Gruppo San Donato, 2 degrees Unità Operativa di Chirurgia della Mano e Microchirurgia Ortopedica, Brescia, Italy.

PMID: 19897320
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.07.016

Abstract

In contrast with previous research, it was recently demonstrated that hourglass-like constriction is not exclusive to the elbow region. We present a report of a patient who had an axillary nerve and a suprascapular nerve hourglass-like constriction, found 7 years apart.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Axilla / innervation*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Microsurgery / methods*
Nerve Compression Syndromes / diagnosis
Nerve Compression Syndromes / pathology
Nerve Compression Syndromes / surgery*
Nerve Regeneration / physiology
Nerve Transfer / methods*
Peripheral Nerves / pathology
Peripheral Nerves / surgery*
Recurrence
Reoperation
Scapula / innervation*
Shoulder Pain / etiology
Shoulder Pain / surgery
Sural Nerve / transplantation