VARIATION OF SUPER FACIAL PALMAR ARCH
Dr. Lakhanshree Ram*, Dr. Seetharama Mithanthaya and Dr. Swati Bedekar
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Palmar arch is an arterial arch in the palm formed by Branches of terminal part of ulnar and radial arteries. In more than 95 percent case found the complete palmar arch is found but in 5 ? Percent cases ulnar artery fail to complete the arch. Method: In routine Post Graduate Dissection of 48 year old male formalin fixed cadaver with unknown history in J.S. Ayurveda Mahavidhyalaya, Nadiad, Gujarat, India, a variation in the right superficial plamar arch was found. The dissection carried out by following a cunighams manual of practical anatomy. Result: There are five types of incomplete palmer arch have been identified. In the present study we observed an incomplete arch belonging to the type B variation of superficial palmer arches of coleman and ansons classification. Conclusion: Anatomical Knowledge of Variation of superficial palmer arch is most necessary for hand surgery as well as myocardial revascularization
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