Common origin of the second and third palmar digital arteries in an ulnar type superficial palmar arch: a case report

Τhe superficial palmar arch (SPA) is usually formed by an anastomosis between the ulnar artery (UA) and the radial artery (RA) and gives off three common palmar digital arteries. Many variations of the SPA have been reported in the pertinent literature (ulnar type arch, radial type arch, complete an...

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Main Authors: Eleni PANAGOULI, Gregory TSOUCALAS, Aliki FISKA, Dionysios VENIERATOS, Panagiotis SKANDALAKIS
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Language:English
Published: Balkan Medical Union 2018-12-01
Series:Archives of the Balkan Medical Union
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Online Access:https://umbalk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/23.COMMON-ORIGIN-OF-THE-SECOND-AND-THIRD-PALMAR-DIGITAL.pdf
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spelling doaj-9e823eaf71af41e18269dbb1af0b0e8d2020-11-24T21:53:58ZengBalkan Medical UnionArchives of the Balkan Medical Union1584-92442558-815X2018-12-0153461661810.31688/AMBU.2018.53.4.23Common origin of the second and third palmar digital arteries in an ulnar type superficial palmar arch: a case reportEleni PANAGOULI0Gregory TSOUCALAS1Aliki FISKA2Dionysios VENIERATOS3Panagiotis SKANDALAKIS4 Department of Anatomy, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, GreeceDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, GreeceDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, GreeceDepartment of Anatomy, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, GreeceDepartment of Anatomy, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, GreeceΤhe superficial palmar arch (SPA) is usually formed by an anastomosis between the ulnar artery (UA) and the radial artery (RA) and gives off three common palmar digital arteries. Many variations of the SPA have been reported in the pertinent literature (ulnar type arch, radial type arch, complete and incomplete arch, etc). Complete SPA is reported to be formed in the 69.2 % of the right hands and 70.5 % of the left hands in the pertinent literature. We report a case of a complete ulnar type SPA, where the first and second palmar digital arteries emerge from a common stem.https://umbalk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/23.COMMON-ORIGIN-OF-THE-SECOND-AND-THIRD-PALMAR-DIGITAL.pdfsuperficial palmar archulnar arteryradial arterycadaver
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author Eleni PANAGOULI
Gregory TSOUCALAS
Aliki FISKA
Dionysios VENIERATOS
Panagiotis SKANDALAKIS
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Gregory TSOUCALAS
Aliki FISKA
Dionysios VENIERATOS
Panagiotis SKANDALAKIS
Common origin of the second and third palmar digital arteries in an ulnar type superficial palmar arch: a case report
Archives of the Balkan Medical Union
superficial palmar arch
ulnar artery
radial artery
cadaver
author_facet Eleni PANAGOULI
Gregory TSOUCALAS
Aliki FISKA
Dionysios VENIERATOS
Panagiotis SKANDALAKIS
author_sort Eleni PANAGOULI
title Common origin of the second and third palmar digital arteries in an ulnar type superficial palmar arch: a case report
title_short Common origin of the second and third palmar digital arteries in an ulnar type superficial palmar arch: a case report
title_full Common origin of the second and third palmar digital arteries in an ulnar type superficial palmar arch: a case report
title_fullStr Common origin of the second and third palmar digital arteries in an ulnar type superficial palmar arch: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Common origin of the second and third palmar digital arteries in an ulnar type superficial palmar arch: a case report
title_sort common origin of the second and third palmar digital arteries in an ulnar type superficial palmar arch: a case report
publisher Balkan Medical Union
series Archives of the Balkan Medical Union
issn 1584-9244
2558-815X
publishDate 2018-12-01
description Τhe superficial palmar arch (SPA) is usually formed by an anastomosis between the ulnar artery (UA) and the radial artery (RA) and gives off three common palmar digital arteries. Many variations of the SPA have been reported in the pertinent literature (ulnar type arch, radial type arch, complete and incomplete arch, etc). Complete SPA is reported to be formed in the 69.2 % of the right hands and 70.5 % of the left hands in the pertinent literature. We report a case of a complete ulnar type SPA, where the first and second palmar digital arteries emerge from a common stem.
topic superficial palmar arch
ulnar artery
radial artery
cadaver
url https://umbalk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/23.COMMON-ORIGIN-OF-THE-SECOND-AND-THIRD-PALMAR-DIGITAL.pdf
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