Brachial Plexus Lesions-Reply
Abstract
Abstract In Reply. —We are grateful for Dr Katirji's comments, but do not agree with his conclusion that the lateral cutaneous nerve of the forearm (LCN) has as its primary source fibers from the C-5 root. Our review of the anatomic literature as well as our clinical experience differ from his. Keegan and Garrett1 combined the experience of previous investigators with their own observations and concluded that C-5 primarily supplies the skin of the lateral aspect of the upper arm,...