RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Haviarova, Zora
A1 El Falougy, Hisham
A1 Killingerova, Anna
A1 Matejcik, Viktor
T1 VARIATION OF THE MEDIAN NERVE COURSE AND ITS CLINICAL IMPORTANCE
JF Biomedical papers
YR 2009
VO 153
IS 4
SP 303
OP 306
DO 10.5507/bp.2009.052
UL https://biomed.papers.upol.cz/artkey/bio-200904-0014.php
AB Aims and methods: In our work we present and describe the variation of the course of the median nerve found in both upper limbs of one of the cadavers in our Institute of Anatomy (Medical Faculty, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia) during the students dissection of the peripheral nerves and vessels. Results and conclusion: This non-standard course of the median nerve was compared with a standard course described in the anatomical literature and atlases, and confronted with the variations of the median nerve found and its course described in the available literature. We also provide some clinical implications of such peripheral nerve variability because understanding such anomalies is important in the diagnosis of unexplained clinical signs and symptoms as well as during nerve blocks and certain surgical procedures around the neck and proximal arm.