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Type of Article:  Case Report

Volume 6; Issue 1.3 (March 2018)

Page No.: 5046-5048

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2018.110

RARE UNILATERAL VARIATION OF MEDIAL CORD OF BRACHIAL PLEXUS:  A CASE REPORT

Shelly Divyadarshan *1, Hinduja P S 2, Alka Jayavanth Kumar 3.

*1 Associate Professor, Department of Shareera Rachana, JSS Ayurveda Medical College, Mysore, Karnataka, India.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Shareera Rachana, JSS Ayurveda Medical College, Mysore, Karnataka, India.

3 Professor, Department of Shareera Rachana, JSS Ayurveda Medical College, Mysore, Karnataka, India.

Address for correspondence: Dr. Shelly Divyadarshan, Associate Professor, Department of Shareera Rachana, JSS Ayurveda Medical College, Mysore, Karnataka, India. Contact number- 9448035414; E-Mail: ethron1724@gmail.com

ABSTRACT:

Wide range of variations are observed concerned to formation of distribution of brachial plexus, but rarely variation in formation of cords are observed. One such observation surfaced during routine undergraduate dissection at JSS Ayurveda Medical College, Mysore. Brachial plexus are the result of branching from cones of amalgamated nerves, in some cases due to improper bifurcation results in absence of medial cord and making it appear as only posterior and lateral cord are present. The main branches like ulnar, radial, median nerve appear to be arising from only these two cords.

As axilla is common approach to various surgical procedures, this region becomes point of interest for anaesthesiologist, surgeon, plastic surgeon and orthopaedic surgeons. As smallest of variations during surgical procedures may mislead and cause major complications during and after surgery.

Key words: Brachial plexus, Medial Cord, Axilla.

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Cite this article: Shelly Divyadarshan, Hinduja P S, Alka Jayavanth Kumar. RARE UNILATERAL VARIATION OF MEDIAL CORD OF BRACHIAL PLEXUS: A CASE REPORT. Int J Anat Res 2018;6(1.3):5046-5048. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2018.110