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Direct Hemi-Hypoglossal Nerve and Hypoglossal Nerve for Suprascapular Nerve/Proximal Brachial Plexus Neurotization: A Cadaveric Feasibility Study

Introduction Partial restoration of shoulder function is important in upper brachial plexus lesions, and the suprascapular nerve is often the target for such neurotization procedures. Although there is an extensive history of peripheral nerve surgeons using the hypoglossal nerve for various local ne...

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Autores principales: Dougherty, Katherine, Cardona, Juan J, Chaiyamoon, Arada, Iwanaga, Joe, Suwannakhan, Athikhun, McCormack, Erin P., Hanna, Joshua, Güngör, Abuzer, Dumont, Aaron S, Tubbs, R. Shane
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10115767/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37090292
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36472
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author Dougherty, Katherine
Cardona, Juan J
Chaiyamoon, Arada
Iwanaga, Joe
Suwannakhan, Athikhun
McCormack, Erin P.
Hanna, Joshua
Güngör, Abuzer
Dumont, Aaron S
Tubbs, R. Shane
author_facet Dougherty, Katherine
Cardona, Juan J
Chaiyamoon, Arada
Iwanaga, Joe
Suwannakhan, Athikhun
McCormack, Erin P.
Hanna, Joshua
Güngör, Abuzer
Dumont, Aaron S
Tubbs, R. Shane
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description Introduction Partial restoration of shoulder function is important in upper brachial plexus lesions, and the suprascapular nerve is often the target for such neurotization procedures. Although there is an extensive history of peripheral nerve surgeons using the hypoglossal nerve for various local nerve transfers, some have reported using this nerve as a donor for upper brachial plexus grafting procedures. We discuss our anatomical findings for the use of a direct hypoglossal to suprascapular nerve transfer. Materials and methods Fifteen adult cadavers (30 separate sides) were dissected to reveal the hypoglossal nerve in the neck and the supraclavicular brachial plexus in the supraclavicular region. On 15 sides, the hypoglossal nerve was dissected anteriorly to the midline, cut, and transposed toward the supraclavicular region in half of the dissections. On the remaining sides, the nerve was hemisected longitudinally into two equal parts, and the cut inferior portion also swung inferiorly toward the supraclavicular region. The cut end of the hypoglossal nerve was brought toward the proximal suprascapular nerve, the fifth (C5) and sixth (C6) cervical nerve roots, and the upper trunk. Measurements included the length and diameter of the cervical portion of the hypoglossal nerve and the diameter of the suprascapular nerve. Results The mean diameter and length of the hypoglossal nerve were 2.1 millimeters (mm) and 72.8 mm, respectively. The mean diameter of the proximal suprascapular nerve was 2.7 mm. Successful, tension-free transposition to the C5 and C6 nerve roots was achieved on all sides. The average extra length of the hypoglossal nerve for a C5 root transposition was 8 mm and 5.2mm for a C6 root transposition. The distal hypoglossal nerve reached the upper trunk on all but two sides (6.7%). The distal hypoglossal nerve reached the proximal suprascapular nerve on all but four sides (13.3%). Of the 87% of sides (n=26) where the hypoglossal nerve reached the proximal suprascapular nerve, 58% of these (n=15) required some manipulation of the suprascapular nerve from its origin at the upper trunk. This technique resulted in a mean additional length to the suprascapular nerve of 35 mm. No differences were found between the completely cut hypoglossal nerves and hemisected nerves in regard to working length. Conclusions To our knowledge, the use of the hypoglossal nerve as a transpositional graft for direct suprascapular nerve neurotization has not been previously described. Based on our study, we propose that the hypoglossal nerve, or hemi-hypoglossal nerve, should be considered as a donor nerve to restore suprascapular nerve function in the majority of patients. Additionally, the hypoglossal nerve may be transferred to the C5 and C6 roots and upper trunk of the brachial plexus for direct neurotization.
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spelling pubmed-101157672023-04-21 Direct Hemi-Hypoglossal Nerve and Hypoglossal Nerve for Suprascapular Nerve/Proximal Brachial Plexus Neurotization: A Cadaveric Feasibility Study Dougherty, Katherine Cardona, Juan J Chaiyamoon, Arada Iwanaga, Joe Suwannakhan, Athikhun McCormack, Erin P. Hanna, Joshua Güngör, Abuzer Dumont, Aaron S Tubbs, R. Shane Cureus Neurosurgery Introduction Partial restoration of shoulder function is important in upper brachial plexus lesions, and the suprascapular nerve is often the target for such neurotization procedures. Although there is an extensive history of peripheral nerve surgeons using the hypoglossal nerve for various local nerve transfers, some have reported using this nerve as a donor for upper brachial plexus grafting procedures. We discuss our anatomical findings for the use of a direct hypoglossal to suprascapular nerve transfer. Materials and methods Fifteen adult cadavers (30 separate sides) were dissected to reveal the hypoglossal nerve in the neck and the supraclavicular brachial plexus in the supraclavicular region. On 15 sides, the hypoglossal nerve was dissected anteriorly to the midline, cut, and transposed toward the supraclavicular region in half of the dissections. On the remaining sides, the nerve was hemisected longitudinally into two equal parts, and the cut inferior portion also swung inferiorly toward the supraclavicular region. The cut end of the hypoglossal nerve was brought toward the proximal suprascapular nerve, the fifth (C5) and sixth (C6) cervical nerve roots, and the upper trunk. Measurements included the length and diameter of the cervical portion of the hypoglossal nerve and the diameter of the suprascapular nerve. Results The mean diameter and length of the hypoglossal nerve were 2.1 millimeters (mm) and 72.8 mm, respectively. The mean diameter of the proximal suprascapular nerve was 2.7 mm. Successful, tension-free transposition to the C5 and C6 nerve roots was achieved on all sides. The average extra length of the hypoglossal nerve for a C5 root transposition was 8 mm and 5.2mm for a C6 root transposition. The distal hypoglossal nerve reached the upper trunk on all but two sides (6.7%). The distal hypoglossal nerve reached the proximal suprascapular nerve on all but four sides (13.3%). Of the 87% of sides (n=26) where the hypoglossal nerve reached the proximal suprascapular nerve, 58% of these (n=15) required some manipulation of the suprascapular nerve from its origin at the upper trunk. This technique resulted in a mean additional length to the suprascapular nerve of 35 mm. No differences were found between the completely cut hypoglossal nerves and hemisected nerves in regard to working length. Conclusions To our knowledge, the use of the hypoglossal nerve as a transpositional graft for direct suprascapular nerve neurotization has not been previously described. Based on our study, we propose that the hypoglossal nerve, or hemi-hypoglossal nerve, should be considered as a donor nerve to restore suprascapular nerve function in the majority of patients. Additionally, the hypoglossal nerve may be transferred to the C5 and C6 roots and upper trunk of the brachial plexus for direct neurotization. Cureus 2023-03-21 /pmc/articles/PMC10115767/ /pubmed/37090292 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36472 Text en Copyright © 2023, Dougherty et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Neurosurgery
Dougherty, Katherine
Cardona, Juan J
Chaiyamoon, Arada
Iwanaga, Joe
Suwannakhan, Athikhun
McCormack, Erin P.
Hanna, Joshua
Güngör, Abuzer
Dumont, Aaron S
Tubbs, R. Shane
Direct Hemi-Hypoglossal Nerve and Hypoglossal Nerve for Suprascapular Nerve/Proximal Brachial Plexus Neurotization: A Cadaveric Feasibility Study
title Direct Hemi-Hypoglossal Nerve and Hypoglossal Nerve for Suprascapular Nerve/Proximal Brachial Plexus Neurotization: A Cadaveric Feasibility Study
title_full Direct Hemi-Hypoglossal Nerve and Hypoglossal Nerve for Suprascapular Nerve/Proximal Brachial Plexus Neurotization: A Cadaveric Feasibility Study
title_fullStr Direct Hemi-Hypoglossal Nerve and Hypoglossal Nerve for Suprascapular Nerve/Proximal Brachial Plexus Neurotization: A Cadaveric Feasibility Study
title_full_unstemmed Direct Hemi-Hypoglossal Nerve and Hypoglossal Nerve for Suprascapular Nerve/Proximal Brachial Plexus Neurotization: A Cadaveric Feasibility Study
title_short Direct Hemi-Hypoglossal Nerve and Hypoglossal Nerve for Suprascapular Nerve/Proximal Brachial Plexus Neurotization: A Cadaveric Feasibility Study
title_sort direct hemi-hypoglossal nerve and hypoglossal nerve for suprascapular nerve/proximal brachial plexus neurotization: a cadaveric feasibility study
topic Neurosurgery
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10115767/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37090292
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36472
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