[The axillary surgical approach to the inferior primary trunk of the brachial plexus and to the subclavian artery in traumatic lesions].

A total of 83 patients with lesions of primary trunk of brachial plexus have been operated using transcapillary access (72 men and 11 women at the age from 14 to 67 years). In 51 cases this operation was combined with other operations. Axillary access makes it possible to make decompression of the trunks of brachial plexus and subclavian artery at the level of interscalene and clavicular-costal intervals and tendons of musculus pectoralis minor.