brachial plexus
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- noun
- /ˈbreɪkiəl ˈplɛksəs/
- Specialized
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plexo braquial
- However, there are two long-term, albeit uncommon, complications of axillary irradiation: radiation-induced brachial plexus neuropathy and tumor induction.
- brachial plexus injury
- nerves of the brachial plexus
- branches of the brachial plexus
Examples
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Damage to the brachial plexus can lead to significant loss of movement and sensation in the upper limb.
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To our knowledge, these are the only two studies that name the specific brachial plexus injury associated with a scapular fracture.
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Within the brachial plexus patient population, the risk associated with surgery is well tolerated given the patient's devastating functional limitations.
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The distribution of brachial plexus injuries throughout different scapular regions is summarized in Table 1.
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Due to this higher injury severity and potentially life-threatening injuries, brachial plexus injuries may be missed during the primary and secondary survey.
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The success of triceps to axillary nerve transfers in brachial plexus injuries has been well documented (11, 17, 18).
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Our finding appears to contradict those original reports in that of 2,908 acromial fractures, only 2.13% had associated brachial plexus injury.
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Interestingly, the prevalence of brachial plexus injuries rose to 3.12% when multiple scapular fractures were noted.
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Similarly, the prevalence of brachial plexus injuries in other scapular locations appeared to be fairly uniform, ranging from 1.78% to 2.22%.
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While 747 brachial plexus injury incidents were not categorized specifically as injuries to the five main branches of the brachial plexus, 426 were.
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Synonyms
A network of nerves in the neck that controls feeling and movement in the shoulder, arm, and hand
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositional: 'brachial' means relating to the arm/upper limb and 'plexus' denotes an interconnected network of nerves or vessels. A learner who knows both constituents can directly infer 'brachial plexus' as the network of nerves serving the arm and shoulder, so the meaning is transparently derived from its parts.
Etymology
Brachial plexus comes from older words: brachial means 'arm' and plexus means 'braid' or 'network'. So it creates a simple picture — a braided group of 'nerves' by the 'shoulder' that gives movement and feeling to the 'arm'.