What causes brachial plexus?
The arm hand and finger nerves leave the spinal cord between the bones of the neck (vertebrae) and travel into the arm below the collarbone (clavicle). The nerves to the arm leave high in the neck, the nerves that go to the hand and fingers leave just above the check, below the neck. All these nerves branch together near where the neck joins the shoulder and this area is called the brachial plexus. In adults the mechanism for a branchial plexus is similar. This can occur when an excessive force is placed on the brachial plexus area for an excessive amount of time. For instance a patient being left on their back during surgery with their arm left dangling off the table for a long period of time. There are four major types of brachial plexus injuries. These are: Avulsion Rupture Neuroma Neuropraxia The first type, an avulsion means the nerve is torn from the spine. A rupture is where the nerve is torn from the spine but is still attached. A neuroma is where the nerve has tried to heal bu
