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Monteiro dos Santos, Ricardo Barreto; dos Santos, Saulo Monteiro; Carneiro Leal, Flávio José Câmara; Lins, Otávio Gomes; Magalhães, Carmem; Mertens Fittipaldi, Ricardo Bruno (April 17, 2015).
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Belmonte, Roser; Monleon, Sandra; Bofill, Neus; Alvarado, Martha Ligia; Espadaler, Josep; Royo, Inmaculada (2015).
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at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The major subdivisions and terminal nerves of the
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The right brachial plexus (infraclavicular portion) in the axillary fossa; viewed from below and in front.
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Preston, David C.; Shapiro, Barbara E. (January 1, 2013), Preston, David C.; Shapiro, Barbara E. (eds.),
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Nerves of the left upper extremity. (Long thoracic labeled vertically at shoulder, to left of artery.)
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Tomberlin, John (January 1, 2009), Wilk, Kevin E.; Reinold, Michael M.; Andrews, James R. (eds.),
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with its short branches, viewed from in front. (Long thoracic labeled at center, third from top.)
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Symptoms are often minimal – if symptomatic, a posterior shoulder or scapular burning type of
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Bertelli, Jayme Augusto (2005). "Long Thoracic Nerve: Anatomy and Functional Assessment".
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Le Nail, L. R.; Bacle, G.; Marteau, E.; Corcia, P.; Favard, L.; Laulan, J. (June 2014).
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course, the long thoracic nerve is susceptible to injury, either through direct
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carrying weight, such as heavy bags, over the shoulder for a prolonged time.
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may be reported. Some injuries, particularly lesions, can paralyse the
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stretches enough to reveal an injury several weeks later.
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Brachial plexus with courses of spinal nerves shown
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It is posterior to the 185: 135: 123: 111: 99: 87: 82: 72: 61: 56: 40: 28: 23: 1408:Nerves of the upper limb 1021:Anatomy figure: 05:03-07 340:serratus anterior muscle 255:serratus anterior muscle 243:serratus anterior muscle 175:serratus anterior muscle 163:posterior thoracic nerve 94:nervus thoracicus longus 77:Serratus anterior muscle 1342:inferior lateral of arm 1220:medial cutaneous of arm 1366:posterior interosseous 1006:'s Orthopedics program 384:"Thoracic Nerve, Long" 1356:dorsal digital nerves 1259:proper palmar digital 1255:common palmar digital 1245:dorsal digital nerves 1183:proper palmar digital 1179:common palmar digital 1164:anterior interosseous 873:(4 Suppl): S243–248. 766:10.7556/jaoa.2017.025 265:Clinical significance 223:cervicoaxillary canal 165:) is a branch of the 1346:posterior of forearm 602:10.2106/JBJS.D.02383 308:axillary lymph nodes 217:Course and relations 1031:Long Thoracic Nerve 1000:Long thoracic nerve 155:long thoracic nerve 24:Long thoracic nerve 1395: 1394: 1375: 1374: 1106:to the subclavius 951:Additional images 933:978-1-4557-2672-1 679:Military Medicine 654:978-0-12-802653-3 550:978-0-443-06701-3 504:978-0-12-417044-5 451:978-0-12-410390-0 405:978-0-12-385158-1 151: 150: 146: 1420: 1338:posterior of arm 1144:musculocutaneous 1132:lateral pectoral 1120: 1119: 1061: 1054: 1047: 1038: 1037: 985: 973: 961: 944: 943: 942: 940: 907: 901: 900: 882: 858: 852: 851: 841: 801: 795: 794: 768: 744: 738: 737: 689: 683: 682: 674: 665: 664: 663: 661: 628: 622: 621: 585: 576: 570: 561: 560: 559: 557: 524: 515: 514: 513: 511: 479:Ryan, Monique M. 475: 462: 461: 460: 458: 425: 416: 415: 414: 412: 379: 306:with removal of 143:edit on Wikidata 140: 45: 33: 21: 20: 1428: 1427: 1423: 1422: 1421: 1419: 1418: 1417: 1413:Thoracic nerves 1398: 1397: 1396: 1391: 1387:Brachial plexus 1371: 1281: 1206:ansa pectoralis 1202:medial pectoral 1188: 1136:ansa pectoralis 1116:Infraclavicular 1111: 1086:dorsal scapular 1075:Supraclavicular 1070: 1065: 1025:brachial plexus 996: 989: 986: 977: 976:Brachial plexus 974: 965: 962: 953: 948: 947: 938: 936: 934: 908: 904: 859: 855: 802: 798: 745: 741: 690: 686: 676: 675: 668: 659: 657: 655: 629: 625: 586: 579: 571: 564: 555: 553: 551: 525: 518: 509: 507: 505: 476: 465: 456: 454: 452: 426: 419: 410: 408: 406: 380: 373: 368: 356: 267: 251: 231:axillary artery 227:brachial plexus 219: 211:scalenus medius 188: 183: 171:cervical nerves 167:brachial plexus 147: 66:Brachial plexus 52: 49:brachial plexus 36: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1426: 1416: 1415: 1410: 1393: 1392: 1390: 1389: 1383: 1381: 1377: 1376: 1373: 1372: 1370: 1369: 1359: 1349: 1331: 1321: 1320: 1309: 1308: 1303: 1291: 1289: 1287:posterior cord 1283: 1282: 1280: 1279: 1268: 1267: 1262: 1248: 1238: 1233: 1223: 1222: 1217: 1210: 1209: 1208: 1207: 1198: 1196: 1190: 1189: 1187: 1186: 1176: 1171: 1166: 1152: 1151: 1140: 1139: 1138: 1137: 1128: 1126: 1117: 1113: 1112: 1110: 1109: 1093: 1078: 1076: 1072: 1071: 1064: 1063: 1056: 1049: 1041: 1035: 1034: 1028: 1018: 1007: 995: 994:External links 992: 991: 990: 987: 980: 978: 975: 968: 966: 963: 956: 952: 949: 946: 945: 932: 902: 853: 816:(3): 336–341. 796: 759:(2): 133–137. 739: 704:(1): 169–175. 684: 666: 653: 623: 577: 562: 549: 516: 503: 463: 450: 417: 404: 370: 369: 367: 364: 363: 362: 360:Backpack palsy 355: 352: 344:winged scapula 332: 331: 324: 314: 311: 297: 286: 266: 263: 250: 247: 218: 215: 187: 184: 182: 179: 149: 148: 139: 133: 132: 127: 121: 120: 115: 109: 108: 103: 97: 96: 91: 85: 84: 80: 79: 74: 70: 69: 63: 59: 58: 54: 53: 46: 38: 37: 34: 26: 25: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1425: 1414: 1411: 1409: 1406: 1405: 1403: 1388: 1385: 1384: 1382: 1378: 1367: 1363: 1360: 1357: 1353: 1350: 1347: 1343: 1339: 1335: 1332: 1330: 1326: 1323: 1322: 1318: 1314: 1311: 1310: 1307: 1306:thoracodorsal 1304: 1301: 1297: 1294:subscapular ( 1293: 1292: 1290: 1288: 1284: 1277: 1273: 1270: 1269: 1266: 1263: 1260: 1256: 1252: 1249: 1246: 1242: 1239: 1237: 1234: 1232: 1228: 1225: 1224: 1221: 1218: 1216: 1212: 1211: 1205: 1204: 1203: 1200: 1199: 1197: 1195: 1191: 1184: 1180: 1177: 1175: 1172: 1170: 1167: 1165: 1161: 1157: 1154: 1153: 1149: 1145: 1142: 1141: 1135: 1134: 1133: 1130: 1129: 1127: 1125: 1121: 1118: 1114: 1107: 1103: 1102:suprascapular 1099: 1098: 1094: 1091: 1090:long thoracic 1087: 1083: 1080: 1079: 1077: 1073: 1069: 1062: 1057: 1055: 1050: 1048: 1043: 1042: 1039: 1032: 1029: 1026: 1022: 1019: 1017: 1016:Who Named It? 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brachial plexus
Brachial plexus
Serratus anterior muscle
Latin
TA98
A14.2.03.012
TA2
6410
FMA
65275
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy
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brachial plexus
cervical nerves
serratus anterior muscle
anterior rami
spinal nerves
C5
C6
C7
scalenus medius
cervicoaxillary canal
brachial plexus
axillary artery
vein
clavicle
serratus anterior muscle
serratus anterior muscle

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