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Branches from the Brachial Plexus |
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| Branches from Roots |
Branches from Trunks |
Branches from fusion of Trunks |
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| Direct Branches |
Branches from the Upper trunk |
Branches from fusion of upper and middle trunks |
| Nerve to Subclavius (C5) Dorsal Scapular Nerve (C5) Nerve to Pectoralis Minor ?Medial pectoral (C6) Thoracodorsal Nerve (C6) Long Thoracic Nerve (C7) Nerve to deltoid muscle (C7) |
Suprascapular nerve (C5, C6) Branches to subscapularis ?Upper Subscapular (C5, C6) Branch to Pectoralis Major ?Lateral pectoral (C5, C6) Nerve to deltoid muscle (C6) |
Branch to Deltoid Muscle (C5,C6, C7) Nerve to Coracobrachialis (C5,C6, C7) Lateral root of the Median Nerve (C5,C6, C7) Musculocutaneous nerve (C5,C6, C7) |
| Branches from the Middle Trunk |
Branches from fusion of middle and lower trunks |
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| Branch to deltoid (C7) Radial Nerve (C7) |
Radial nerve (C7,C8, T1) |
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| Branches from the Lower Trunk |
Branches from fusion of upper, middle and lower trunks |
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| Medial root of the Median Nerve (C8,T1) Medial Cutaneous nerve of the arm (C8,T1) Medial Cutaneous nerve of the Forearm (C8,T1) Ulnar nerve (C8,T1) Branch to Radial Nerve (C8,T1) |
Branch to subscapularis ?Lower Subscapular (C5-8, T1) Axillary Nerve (C5-8, T1) |
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Singhal et al. Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury 2007 2:21 doi:10.1186/1749-7221-2-21 |
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