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Purpose: In cases of isolated paralysis of the axillary nerve, dissection of the distal stump at the posterior deltoid border can be difficult because of scarring from an injury or previous surgery. To overcome this, we propose dissecting the anterior division of the axillary nerve (ADAN) using a deltoid-splitting approach. We investigated the anatomy of the ADAN as it pertains to the transdeltoid approach and report the clinical application of this approach in 9 patients with isolated axillary nerve injury.
Methods: The axillary nerve and its branches were dissected in 9 fresh cadaver specimens. In the clinical series, 1 patient with a lesion confined to the ADAN underwent nerve grafting. In the remaining 8 patients, the ADAN was repaired by transferring the triceps lower medial head and anconeus (TLMA) motor branch via a single-incision or double-incision posterior arm approach.
Results: The posterior division of the axillary nerve does not travel around the humerus. It innervated the posterior deltoid and teres minor muscles. At the posterior margin of the humerus, the ADAN ran adjacent to the teres minor tendon. The ADAN's trajectory on the lateral side of the humerus was 65 mm (SD ± 8 mm) from the midpoint of the acromion. One centimeter from the origin, the ADAN offered a prominent branch to the middle deltoid and wound around the humerus anteriorly at the surgical neck just distal to the infraspinatus tendon. A transdeltoid approach was feasible in all our patients. The TLMA was reached without any tension in the ADAN. Middle deltoid strength in 1 patient who had received a graft scored M3, while anterior and middle deltoid strength in the remaining patients who underwent nerve transfers scored M4.
Conclusions: With axillary nerve lesions, reinnervation of the ADAN is a priority. The transdeltoid approach between the posterior and middle deltoid offers a direct and feasible approach to the ADAN.
Type Of Study/level Of Evidence: Therapeutic V.
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