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Miguel Pereira da Costa1, André Canal Braga1, Rogério Augusto Geremias1, Antonio Carlos Tenor Junior1, Fabiano Rebouças Ribeiro1, Rômulo Brasil Filho1.
Abstract
Objective The objective of this paper was to identify safety parameters in the posterior surgical approach of the scapula through a cross-sectional cadaver study. Methods Thirteen cadaver shoulders with no history of surgery or prior musculoskeletal dysfunction, with mean age, weight, and height of 70.1 years, 61.5 kg, and 1.64 m, respectively, were dissected. The anatomic landmark of the studied pathway (infraglenoid tubercle) and its distance to the axillary and suprascapular nerves were measured. Results The mean distance between the infraglenoid tubercle (IT) and the axillary nerve (AN) was 23.8 mm, and the mean distance from the IT to the suprascapular nerve (SN) was 33.2 mm. Conclusion The posterior approach may be considered safe through the interval between the infraspinatus and teres minor. However, caution should be taken during muscle spacing because of the short distance between the fracture site and the location of the SN and AN. These precautions help to avoid major postoperative complications.Entities:
Keywords: scapula/anatomy & histology; scapula/surgery; shoulder
Year: 2019 PMID: 31736526 PMCID: PMC6855917 DOI: 10.1016/j.rbo.2017.12.014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) ISSN: 0102-3616
Fig. 1L-shaped incision on the medial border of the scapula and subcutaneous flap exposing the musculature (A); folding of the posterior portion of the deltoid muscle and divulsion of the interval between infraspinatus and teres major muscle (B).
Fig. 2Pin marking on the infraglenoid tubercle in the intermuscular spacing and on the most distal portion of the axillary nerve branch to the teres minor muscle (A); marking the suprascapular nerve over its most distal dissected portion (B).
Fig. 1Incisão em forma de L sobre borda medial da escapula e retalho subcutâneo que expõe a musculatura (A); rebatimento da porção posterior do músculo deltoide e divulsão do intervalo entre músculo infraespinal e redondo maior (B).
Fig. 2Marcação com alfinete no tubérculo infraglenoidal no intervalo intermuscular e sobre porção mais distal do ramo do nervo axilar para o músculo redondo menor (A); marcação do nervo supraescapular sobre sua porção mais distal dissecada (B).