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doi: 10.25005/2074-0581-2022-24-2-229-234
VARIANT ANATOMY OF THE BRACHIAL PLEXUS

A.A. Sufianov1,2, R.KH. Sagdiev1,2, V.S. Sorin1, V.A. Piterov1

1Department of Neurosurgery, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
2Federal Center of Neurosurgery, Tyumen, Russian Federation

The brachial plexus (BP) is a complex of nerve structures arising from the ventral rami of the lower four cervical (C5-C8) and upper thoracic (Th1) spinal nerves. The number of described variants of BP has been increasing every decade. This paper analyzes the world literature data on the anatomy of the BP. The sources of information used included: PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Biosis Citation Index, SciELO Citation Index, RSCI data bases. It was noted that the anatomy of the BP is variable, its "classic" variant of the structure occurs in less than 50% of cases. In other cases, there were significant differences in structure and course from the "classic" version.

Keywords: Brachial plexus, trunk, bundle, variant anatomy, "classic" scheme.

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Authors' information:

Sufianov Albert Akramovich
Doctor of Medical Sciences, Full Professor, Professor of the Department of Neurosurgery, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University; Chief Medical Officer, Federal Center of Neurosurgery
Scopus ID: 6603558501
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7580-0385
SPIN: 1722-0448
Author ID: 446102
E-mail: sufianov@gmail.com

Sagdiev Ranel Khamitovich
Postgraduate Student of the Department of Neurosurgery, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University; Neurosurgeon of the Federal Center of Neurosurgery
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3295-6632
SPIN: 3937-4766
E-mail: Ranel313@yandex.ru

Sorin Vyacheslav Sergeevich
Resident of the Department of Neurosurgery, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8447-4988
E-mail: viacheslav.sorin@gmail.com

Piterov Vladislav Alekseevich
Postgraduate Student, Department of Neurosurgery, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7024-0016
SPIN: 3979-9629
E-mail: Piterovva@mail.ru

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