{"title":"Anatomy of the brachial plexus and upper limb peripheral neuropathies","authors":"Alastair Stephens, Clare Langley","doi":"10.1016/j.mpsur.2024.11.007","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The brachial plexus is a complex network of nerves supplying the upper limb. Anatomical knowledge allows correlation between clinical findings diagnosing a neuropathy. We will discuss the brachial plexus anatomy and how clinical assessment permits diagnosis and management of injuries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":74889,"journal":{"name":"Surgery (Oxford, Oxfordshire)","volume":"43 2","pages":"Pages 69-73"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Surgery (Oxford, Oxfordshire)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263931924002199","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The brachial plexus is a complex network of nerves supplying the upper limb. Anatomical knowledge allows correlation between clinical findings diagnosing a neuropathy. We will discuss the brachial plexus anatomy and how clinical assessment permits diagnosis and management of injuries.