Bijannejad D, Azandeh S, Javadnia F, Gholami MR, Gharravi AM, zhaleh M. Persistent median artery in the carpal tunnel and anastomosis with superficial palmar arch.
Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg 2016;
3:25-7. [PMID:
27583265 PMCID:
PMC4996066 DOI:
10.3109/23320885.2016.1166964]
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Abstract
Persistent median artery (PMA) in present cadaver originated from the brachial artery and anastomosed with the superficial palmar arch (SPA). As the PMA may be the cause of carpal tunnel syndrome and SPA is the main source of arterial supply, knowledge of which are important for the hand surgical interventions.
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