Arteries of the thumb originating from the superficial palmar arch: five cases

Erbil M., AKTEKIN M., DENK C. C., ONDEROGLU S., SURUCU H. S.

SURGICAL AND RADIOLOGIC ANATOMY, vol.21, no.3, pp.217-220, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 1999
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/bf01630906
  • Journal Name: SURGICAL AND RADIOLOGIC ANATOMY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.217-220
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Five cases are described where the first web space of the hand received arteries only from the superficial palmar arch. None of these branches was large enough to deserve the name "princeps pollicis artery". These variations must be taken into account during surgical dissections of the hand.