METHOD OF RADIAL NERVE VISUALISATION Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC A61B17/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to field of medicine, namely to surgery, traumatology, orthopedics and neurosurgery. Patient is laid on operation table with possibility of posterior approach to humerus after Henry. Position of olecranon and posterior edge of acromion is determined. Found landmarks are connected with a line and middle point of obtained segment is marked. Above said mark, on width of patient's forefinger, measured preliminarily at the level of interphalangeal joint in "suspended" finger position, point, corresponding to middle of posterior surface of humerus, is marked. Through it, at angle of 45 degrees to shoulder axis top-down from within outside a line corresponding to projection of radial nerve on shoulder skin is drawn.

EFFECT: method extends arsenal of means for radial nerve visualisation.

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