Incidence of the persistent median artery of the forearm in Myanmar adults

The median artery formed one of the main routes of blood supply to the forearm and hand in the embryo until 8th week of gestation. In the present study, 120 forearms were dissected. Median artery persisted in 72 forearms (60%), statistically frequent among male individuals, occurring bilaterally mor...

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Main Authors: Aung, Htar Htar, Than, Thitsar Aye Maung
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Published: Japanese Association of Anatomists 2009
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spelling iium-25342012-01-31T03:56:58Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/2534/ Incidence of the persistent median artery of the forearm in Myanmar adults Aung, Htar Htar Than, Thitsar Aye Maung QM Human anatomy The median artery formed one of the main routes of blood supply to the forearm and hand in the embryo until 8th week of gestation. In the present study, 120 forearms were dissected. Median artery persisted in 72 forearms (60%), statistically frequent among male individuals, occurring bilaterally more often than unilaterally. The two patterns, the palmar (8.33%) and the antebrachial (51.67%) were found. The origin of the median artery was directly from the ulnar artery (50%), common interosseous artery (37.5%) and anterior interosseous artery (12.5%). In antebrachial type, it terminated in the proximal third (6.45%), middle third (37.09%) and in the distal third (56.46%). In palmar type, it entered the carpel tunnel deep to the flexor retinaculum medial to the median nerve and terminated by forming 1st and 2nd common palmar digital arteries or by joining superficial palmar arch. This study confirms that persistence of the median artery is not uncommon. Key words: median artery, palmar pattern, antebrachial pattern, persistence Japanese Association of Anatomists 2009-03-28 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/2534/1/DrHtar2009pptLATEST_%28Median_Artery%29.pdf Aung, Htar Htar and Than, Thitsar Aye Maung (2009) Incidence of the persistent median artery of the forearm in Myanmar adults. Acta Anatomica Nipponica, 84. p. 202. ISSN 0022-7722 http://journalseeker.researchbib.com/?issn=00015180
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Aung, Htar Htar
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Incidence of the persistent median artery of the forearm in Myanmar adults
description The median artery formed one of the main routes of blood supply to the forearm and hand in the embryo until 8th week of gestation. In the present study, 120 forearms were dissected. Median artery persisted in 72 forearms (60%), statistically frequent among male individuals, occurring bilaterally more often than unilaterally. The two patterns, the palmar (8.33%) and the antebrachial (51.67%) were found. The origin of the median artery was directly from the ulnar artery (50%), common interosseous artery (37.5%) and anterior interosseous artery (12.5%). In antebrachial type, it terminated in the proximal third (6.45%), middle third (37.09%) and in the distal third (56.46%). In palmar type, it entered the carpel tunnel deep to the flexor retinaculum medial to the median nerve and terminated by forming 1st and 2nd common palmar digital arteries or by joining superficial palmar arch. This study confirms that persistence of the median artery is not uncommon. Key words: median artery, palmar pattern, antebrachial pattern, persistence
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author Aung, Htar Htar
Than, Thitsar Aye Maung
author_facet Aung, Htar Htar
Than, Thitsar Aye Maung
author_sort Aung, Htar Htar
title Incidence of the persistent median artery of the forearm in Myanmar adults
title_short Incidence of the persistent median artery of the forearm in Myanmar adults
title_full Incidence of the persistent median artery of the forearm in Myanmar adults
title_fullStr Incidence of the persistent median artery of the forearm in Myanmar adults
title_full_unstemmed Incidence of the persistent median artery of the forearm in Myanmar adults
title_sort incidence of the persistent median artery of the forearm in myanmar adults
publisher Japanese Association of Anatomists
publishDate 2009
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