These structures include the axillary vein and artery; the brachial plexus; the long thoracic nerve, which innervates the anterior serratus muscle; the thoracodorsal nerve, artery, and vein, which ...

Long thoracic nerve, which supplies the serratus anterior muscle to control the scapula. Suprascapular nerve, which supplies the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscle to control shoulder abduction ...

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Scapular winging can also affect the person’s ability to lift their arms over their head or carry heavy items. If there is nerve damage, it can also cause weakness in the arms, shoulders, and neck.

Despite thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) being first described early in the 19th century, the subsequent literature seems limited, focusing on case reports and investigations providing little assistance ...

In so doing, one must avoid the long thoracic nerve and the thoracodorsal nerve and keep the dissection low enough to ensure that the intercostobrachial sensory nerve is not damaged.

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A winged scapula is usually visible because the shoulder bone and angle change and the shoulders appear uneven. It occurs when either the serratus anterior or trapezius muscles are paralyzed due to ...

6. Conclusion In breast cancer surgery, regional anesthesia techniques such as the thoracic paravertebral or pectoral nerves blocks, within a multimodal analgesia approach, are effective in reducing ...

The serratus anterior is innervated by the long thoracic nerve. This nerve originates from the brachial plexus, a bundle of nerves that emerge from your cervical spine and course down your shoulders ...