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Anatomical study of the arterial arches of the hand: Diameter of the superficial and deep palmar arches.
Author(s) -
López Santos Guzmán,
ElizondoOmaña Rodrigo E.,
de los Angeles GarcíaRodríguez Maria
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.20.4.a445-d
Subject(s) - arch , anatomy , medicine , cadaver , artery , surgery , engineering , civil engineering
The radial artery and unlar artery are the most important arteries of the hand, they form a superficial and deep palmar arches. The detailed description of the anatomic characteristics of the palmar arches and also the diameters of them have contributed to develop new microsurgical techniques for the hand. The aim of this study was to establish the arterial pattern in the hand, and also to determine the luminal diameter of the arteries that contributes to palmar arches. We used a optical microscope. It was a descriptive study. We used 25 hands of embalmed cadavers. We cut the arteries in differents points and after that they were stained and observed in optical microscope. The complete superficial palmar arch was found in 14 (56%) samples and 11 (44%) samples it was incomplete. The complete deep palmar arch was found in 20 (80%) samples and 5 (20%) it was incomplete. Our findings confirm the previously reported by Ruengsakulrach (2001).