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J Reconstr Microsurg 1999; 15(6): 415-420
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1000120
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1000120
ANATOMY CORNER
© 1999 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
Superficial Ulnar Artery: Embryology, Case Report, and Clinical Significance in Reconstructive Microsurgery
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Publication History
Accepted for publication 1999
Publication Date:
08 March 2008 (online)
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ABSTRACT
In this paper the authors describe and illustrate a rare anatomic variation of the ulnar artery, a superficial ulnar artery. The possible embryologic events responsible for this variation are discussed. In addition, they describe the surgical considerations that should be kept in mind when this abnormality is encountered in the clinical setting of free-tissue transfer and vascularized nerve grafting.