VARIATIONS OF THE STRUCTURE, TOPOGRAPHY, BLOOD SUPPLY AND INNERVATION OF THE BRACHIORADIALIS IN HUMAN FETUS

OBJECTIVE

The aim of the research was to establish the features of age-related and individual anatomical variability of the brachioradialis, its blood supply, and innervation options.

PATIENTS AND METHODS

Materials and methods: The study of the variant anatomy of the brachioradialis and its vascular and nervous structures was carried out on 25 preparations of human fetuses of 4-7 months, 81.0-270.0 mm parietal-coccygeal length (PCL) using macromicroscopic preparation, injection vessels, and morphometry.

RESULTS

Results: Spindle-like (56%) and round (24%) shapes of the brachioradialis were found in most of the studied fetuses; its elongated flat (12%) and triangular (8%) forms occur less often. In a fetus of 185.0 mm TKD, the right brachioradialis consisted of two separate parts: upper and lower, which were connected at the level of the middle of the forearm into a common short muscle belly. In another human fetus of 220.0 mm TKD, the right brachioradialis also consisted of two separate parts - upper and lower, triangular in shape, but separated by a pronounced horizontal gap.

CONCLUSION

Conclusions: The features of the fetal anatomy of the brachioradialis are established: its variability and bilateral asymmetry of shape and size, variability of the places of origin and attachment, etc. In individual human fetuses, the brachioradialis consists of two separate parts that have special topographical relationships. The area of the greatest concentration of both extra- and intramuscular nerves and arteries is the upper and middle third of the brachioradialis. In the area of the forearm, the course of radial vascular-nerve formations is determined by the brachioradialis.

Current legal issues of conducting a forensic medical examination of newborns' corpses

OBJECTIVE

Introduction: Forensic medical examination is a mandatory investigative action in determining the causes of death of newborns. It is especially significant and occupies a key place in proving the corpus deliciti. The aim is to study the current legal issues of a forensic medical examination of newborns' corpses.

PATIENTS AND METHODS

Materials and methods: The study of legal and literary sources was carried out. The library-semantic and the content analysis methods were applied.

CONCLUSION

Conclusions: Forensic medical examination should also include questions regarding the mother of the newborn: whether she was healthy at the time of delivery; if the medical staff caused any harm to her or her child; if she had the necessary help before and during the childbirth, etc. Examination should be appointed if one of the parents has the desire, which must be expressed in writing in the form of a motion.