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

Erbil, KADRİYE; AKTEKIN, M; DENK, CEMİL; ONDEROGLU, SELDA; SURUCU, HÜSEYİN

doi:10.1007/bf01630906

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, Scopus)

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.