Open AccessPrevalence of the Persistant Median Artery
Author(s) -
Rajan Kumar Singla,
Neelamjit Kaur,
Gurvinder Singh Dhiraj
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2012/4218.2531
Subject(s) - medicine , median nerve , anatomy , cadaver , anterior tibial artery , artery , renal artery , ulnar artery , neurovascular bundle , subclavian artery , surgery , radial artery , kidney
Neurovascular variations in the upper limb are common and they are well documented. An accurate knowledge of the normal and the variant anatomy of the median nerve and the median artery are important for clinical procedures and for vascular surgeries. The persistant median artery is one such anomaly which was seen in 6.6% (4) of the 60 upper limbs which were dissected in the present study, it being bilateral in one cadaver.