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Variations of the arterial pattern in the upper limb revisited: a morphological and statistical study, with a review of the literature
Author(s) -
RODRÍGUEZNIEDENFÜHR M.,
VÁZQUEZ T.,
NEARN L.,
FERREIRA B.,
PARKIN I.,
SAÑUDO J. R.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.932
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1469-7580
pISSN - 0021-8782
DOI - 10.1046/j.1469-7580.2001.19950547.x
Subject(s) - terminology , forearm , upper limb , cadaver , anatomy , medicine , philosophy , linguistics
A total of 192 embalmed cadavers were examined in order to present a detailed study of arterial variations in the upper limb and a meta‐analysis of them. The variable terminology previously used was unified into a homogenous and complete classification, with 12 categories covering all the previously reported variant patterns of the arm and forearm.