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A coexisting anatomic variation of median and ulnar nerves in a cadaver palm
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Abstract
During a routine dissection we observed an anatomical variation of the median nerve and an atypical anastomosis in the palm region of a male cadaver. There were four distinct recurrent motor branches of the left median nerve and the palmar cutaneous branch of the ulnar nerve communicated directly with the third common palmar digital nerve. The presence of such anatomical variant in the hand should keep surgeons alert in the management of hand pathology especially in carpal tunnel syndrome which is a routine operation for many medical centers.
Abstract
During a routine dissection we observed an anatomical variation of the median nerve and an atypical anastomosis in the palm region of a male cadaver. There were four distinct recurrent motor branches of the left median nerve and the palmar cutaneous branch of the ulnar nerve communicated directly with the third common palmar digital nerve. The presence of such anatomical variant in the hand should keep surgeons alert in the management of hand pathology especially in carpal tunnel syndrome which is a routine operation for many medical centers.
Keywords
median nerve variations; recurrent motor branch of median nerve; palmar cutaneous branch of the ulnar nerve; ulnar-median nerve anastomosis
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A coexisting anatomic variation of median and ulnar nerves in a cadaver palm
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Case report
Pages
269-274
Published online
2012-11-30
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Bibliographic record
Folia Morphol 2012;71(4):269-274.
Keywords
median nerve variations
recurrent motor branch of median nerve
palmar cutaneous branch of the ulnar nerve
ulnar-median nerve anastomosis
Authors
K. Natsis
M. Th. Karanassos
E. Papathanasiou
G. Noussios
