Infraclavicular brachial plexus injury following axillary regional block

Infraclavicular brachial plexopathy is a potential complication of axillary regional block. We retrospectively reviewed 13 such injuries and found the median nerve most often affected, followed by combined median and ulnar neuropathies, and then by various combinations involving the median, ulnar, r...

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description Infraclavicular brachial plexopathy is a potential complication of axillary regional block. We retrospectively reviewed 13 such injuries and found the median nerve most often affected, followed by combined median and ulnar neuropathies, and then by various combinations involving the median, ulnar, radial, and musculocutaneous nerves. All were axon‐loss in type and most were severe in degree electrophysiologically. The clinical and electrodiagnostic features of these injuries are strikingly similar to those sustained after axillary arteriography, which has been associated with the medial brachial fascial compartment (MBFC) syndrome. This syndrome is characterized by the evolution of neurologic deficits and pain following hematoma formation within a compartment of the upper arm. Thus, we believe that this mechanism underlies most nerve injuries that result from axillary angiography or axillary regional block. This has important treatment implications, as timely surgical intervention may lead to improved outcome. Muscle Nerve 30: 44–48, 2004
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subjects Axilla
axillary block
Biological and medical sciences
brachial plexus
Brachial Plexus - injuries
Brachial Plexus Neuropathies - diagnosis
Brachial Plexus Neuropathies - etiology
Clavicle
Cranial nerves. Spinal roots. Peripheral nerves. Autonomic nervous system. Gustation. Olfaction
Diseases of striated muscles. Neuromuscular diseases
Electrodiagnosis
Fascia
Female
Humans
iatrogenic injury
Male
Median Nerve - injuries
Medical sciences
Nerve Block - adverse effects
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
peripheral nerves
plexopathy
Retrospective Studies
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