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- The study investigates the motor branching pattern of the radial nerve to assess the potential of hyperselective neurectomies (HSN) in treating triceps spasticity following upper motor neuron injury.
- Dissections were performed on 11 upper-extremity specimens, and 10 patients underwent a combined procedure (fractional lengthening and HSN) to address their triceps spasticity; demographic and outcome data were collected.
- Results showed significant improvement in elbow motion and reduction in spasticity without complications, suggesting a specific surgical approach may be effective but requires extensive dissection due to variable nerve entry points.
Article Abstract
Purpose: Predominant or isolated spasticity of the triceps following upper motor neuron injury is rare and often unmasked once the spastic elbow flexors are addressed. The purpose of this study was to delineate the motor branching pattern of the radial nerve to determine the feasibility of hyperselective neurectomies (HSN) for triceps spasticity.
Methods: Dissections of the motor branch to each triceps head were performed on 11 upper-extremity specimens. The numbers of trunks, branching patterns, and muscle entry points were recorded in reference to the acromion to interepicondylar line. Based on anatomic studies, 10 patients underwent a combined fractional lengthening and HSN procedure for triceps spasticity. Patient demographics, time from diagnosis, and complications were recorded. Preoperative and postoperative Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) and total active elbow arc of motion were compared.
Results: The first branch from the radial nerve was consistently a single trunk to the long triceps head. There were many variations in the branching pattern and number of trunks to the lateral and medial heads of the triceps with motor entry points between 31% and 95% of the acromion to interepicondylar line distance. Ten patients (six men and four women; mean age: 48.5 years) underwent the combined procedure. Mean total active elbow arc of motion improved from 78° before surgery to 111° after surgery, with a 17.5° increase in active elbow flexion. Compared with a mean preoperative triceps MAS of 2.75, nine patients had triceps MAS of 0 at a mean of 10.2 months of follow-up. There was no loss of functional elbow extension and no directly related complications.
Conclusions: Given the variable motor entry points, HSN to each triceps head would require extensive dissection. Therefore, a combined approach consisting of fractional lengthening of the long head and lateral head with HSN of the triceps medial head is recommended to address triceps spasticity.
Type Of Study/level Of Evidence: Therapeutic V.
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