IJAR.2017.200
Type of Article: Case Report
Volume 5; Issue 2.2 (May 2017)
Page No.: 3843-3845
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2017.200
UNUSUAL COURSE OF SUPERFICIAL PALMAR BRANCH OF RADIAL ARTERY
Navajyothi Dalayi.
Senior Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, International Medical School, Management and Science University, Malaysia.
Address for Correspondence: Dr. Navajyothi Dalayi, Senior Lecturer, Department Of Anatomy, International Medical School, Management and Science University, Malaysia. E-Mail: drnavajyothid@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Variations in the course of arteries of upper limb are often noticed everywhere. During routine cadaveric dissection, a superficial branch of radial artery running unusually was found in the left upperlimb of a male cadaver.
The superficial palmar branch of radial artery runs superficial to flexor retinaculum and enters the palm. In the present case, the superficial palmar branch of radial artery was piercing the flexor retinaculum and was running with in the carpal tunnel medial to median nerve.Thrombosis in this can compress the median nerve and lead to carpal tunnel syndrome.
Key words: Superficial Palmar Branch Of Radial Artery, Flexor Retinaculum, Median Nerve, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
REFERENCES
- Olave E, Prates JC, Gabrielli C, Del Sol M, Mandiola E. Abnormal course of the superficial palmar branch of the radial artery. Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy. 1996 Jun 1;18(2):151-3.
- Rodríguez‐Niedenführ M, Vazquez T, Nearn L, Ferreira B, Parkin I, Sanudo JR. Variations of the arterial pattern in the upper limb revisited: a morphological and statistical study, with a review of the literature. Journal of Anatomy. 2001 Nov 1;199(5):547-66.
- Olave E, Prates JC, Gabrielli C, Pardi P. Median Artery and Superficial Palmar Branch of the Radial Artert in the Carpal Tunnel. Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery and hand surgery. 1997 Jan 1;31(1):13-6.
- Jackson IT, Campbell JC. An unusual cause of carpal tunnel syndrome. Bone & Joint Journal. 1970 May 1;52(2):330-3.
- Levy M, Pauker M. Carpal tunnel syndrome due to thrombosed persisting median artery. A case report. The Hand. 1978 Feb 1;10(1):65-8.
- Salter M, Sinha NR, Szmigielski W. Thrombosed persistent median artery causing carpal tunnel syndrome associated with bifurcated median nerve: A case report. Polish Journal of Radiology. 2011 Apr;76(2):46.
- Lee TP, Liao CY, Wu IC, Yu CC, Chen SG. Free flap from the superficial palmar branch of the radial artery (SPBRA flap) for finger reconstruction. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2009 Apr 1;66(4):1173-9.
- Yang JW, Kim JS, Lee DC, Ki SH, Roh SY, Abdullah S, Tien HY. The radial artery superficial palmar branch flap: a modified free thenar flap with constant innervation. Journal of reconstructive microsurgery. 2010 Oct;26(08):529-38.
