Innervation of the long head of triceps brachii muscle Inervación de la cabeza larga del músculo tríceps braquial

Abstract

© 2017, Universidad de la Frontera. All rights reserved.Primarily, innervation of the triceps brachii muscle has been attributed to the axillary nerve. However, clinical reports have observed paralysis from the long head of the triceps brachii muscle following axillary nerve lesions which occurred after dislocation of the glenohumeral joint. This has raised questions about the innervation of the long head of triceps brachii muscle. The objective of this study was to verify the innervation of the long head of the triceps brachii muscle by the axillary nerve. Twelve previously fixed posterior areas of shoulder and arm were dissected and branches of innervation of the axillary nerve towards the long head of triceps brachii muscle were identified. Subsequently, samples were taken for histological hematoxylin-eosin study. In all cases, we observed branches of the axillary nerve penetrating the upper half of the long head of the triceps brachii muscle. The histological study showed an image