Table 1.
Summary of the surgically treated brachial plexus lesions according to the injury site and wounding agent.
| Location of Injury in Surgical Group | Number of Elements Evaluated Operatively | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Missile Injury | Shrapnel Injury | Total | |
| Spinal nerve to trunk or trunk (supraclavicular)(n = 22) | |||
| C5–C6 to upper trunk or upper trunk | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| C7 to middle trunk or middle trunk | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| C8 to T1 to lower trunk or lower trunk | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Divisions to cord or cord (n = 141)(infraclavicular) | |||
| Lateral | 24 | 43 | 67 |
| Medial | 82 | 87 | 169 |
| Posterior | 19 | 38 | 57 |
| Cord to nerve or nerve (n = 102) (infraclavicular) | |||
| Lateral to musculocutaneous | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| Lateral to median | 17 | 13 | 30 |
| Medial to median | 15 | 29 | 44 |
| Medial to ulnar | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| Posterior to radial | 21 | 37 | 58 |
| Posterior to axillary | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| Total (265) | 235 | 306 | 541 |