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The clinical anatomy of the communications between the radial and ulnar nerves on the dorsal surface of the hand

dc.contributor.authorLoukas, Marios
dc.contributor.authorLouis, Robert
dc.contributor.authorWartmann, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorTubbs, Robert Shane
dc.contributor.authorKramer, Jessica
dc.contributor.buuauthorÖzdemir, Senem Turan
dc.contributor.departmentUludağ Üniversites
dc.contributor.departmentTıp Fakültesi
dc.contributor.departmentAnatomi Ana Bilim Dalı
dc.contributor.researcheridAAA-8734-2021
dc.contributor.scopusid18038353400
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-15T07:22:37Z
dc.date.available2022-03-15T07:22:37Z
dc.date.issued2008-03
dc.description.abstractSensations of the dorsal surface of the hand are supplied by the radial and ulnar nerves with the boundary between these two nerves classically being the midline of the fourth digit. Overlap and variations of this division exist and a communicating branch (RUCB) between the radial and ulnar nerves could potentially explain variations in the sensory examination of the dorsal hand. The aim of this study was to examine the origin and distribution of the RUCB thereby providing information that may potentially decrease iatrogenic injury to this connection. We grossly examined 200 formalin-fixed adult human hands. A RUCB was found to be present in 120 hands (60%). Of the specimens with RUCBs, we were able to identify four notable types. Type I (71, 59.1%) originated proximally from the radial nerve and proceeded distally to join the ulnar nerve. Type II (23, 19.1%) originated proximally from the ulnar nerve and proceeded distally to join the radial nerve. Type III (4, 3.3%) traveled perpendicularly between the radial and ulnar nerves so that it was not possible to determine which nerve served as its point of origin. Type IV (18.3%) had multiple RUCBs arising from both the radial and ulnar nerves. With the continual development of new surgical techniques and the ongoing effort to decrease postoperative complications, it is hoped that this study will provide useful information to both anatomists and surgeons.
dc.identifier.citationLoukas, M. vd. (2008). ''The clinical anatomy of the communications between the radial and ulnar nerves on the dorsal surface of the hand''. Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, 30(2), 85-90.
dc.identifier.endpage90
dc.identifier.issn0930-1038
dc.identifier.issn1279-8517
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.pubmed18217183
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-39649109477
dc.identifier.startpage85
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-008-0304-y
dc.identifier.urihttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00276-008-0304-y
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11452/25024
dc.identifier.volume30
dc.identifier.wos000253204600001
dc.indexed.scopusScopus
dc.indexed.wosSCIE
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.collaborationYurt dışı
dc.relation.journalSurgical and Radiologic Anatomy
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectAnatomy & morphology
dc.subjectRadiology, nuclear medicine & medical imaging
dc.subjectSurgery
dc.subjectDigital innervation
dc.subjectDorsal cutaneous branch of ulnar nerve
dc.subjectHand surgery
dc.subjectMetacarpal branch
dc.subjectSuperficial radial nerve
dc.subjectDigital nerve
dc.subjectBranch
dc.subject.emtreeFormaldehyde
dc.subject.emtreeArticle
dc.subject.emtreeControlled study
dc.subject.emtreeHand
dc.subject.emtreeHuman
dc.subject.emtreeHuman tissue
dc.subject.emtreeIatrogenic disease
dc.subject.emtreeInnervation
dc.subject.emtreePostoperative complication
dc.subject.emtreePriority journal
dc.subject.emtreePriority journal
dc.subject.emtreeSensory nerve
dc.subject.emtreeSurgical anatomy
dc.subject.emtreeSurgical technique
dc.subject.emtreeTissue fixation
dc.subject.emtreeUlnar nerve
dc.subject.meshCadaver
dc.subject.meshHand
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshRadial nerve
dc.subject.meshUlnar nerve
dc.subject.scopusUlnar Nerve; Innervation; Flexors
dc.subject.wosAnatomy & morphology
dc.subject.wosRadiology, nuclear medicine & medical imaging
dc.subject.wosSurgery
dc.titleThe clinical anatomy of the communications between the radial and ulnar nerves on the dorsal surface of the hand
dc.typeArticle
dc.wos.quartileQ3 (Surgery)
dc.wos.quartileQ4
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dc.wos.quartileQ4
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local.contributor.departmentUludağ Üniversites/Tıp Fakültesi/Anatomi Ana Bilim Dalı
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