Anatomic Variation of the Common Palmar Digital Nerves and Arteries

• DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2015.57.3.219
• Publication Date: 2015-03-23T06:07:02Z
• Authors: Dong Tian; Maoyong Fu
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 03 medical and health sciences; Case Report

Variations in the course and distribution of common palmar digital nerves and arteries are rare. A classic common palmar digital nerves and arteries are defined as concomitant. During routine dissection classes to undergraduate medical students we observed formation of each common palmar digital nerve divided into 2 or 3 branches and formed a ring enclosing the corresponding common palmar digital artery. Knowledge of the anatomical variations of the common palmar digital nerves and arteries is crucial for safe and successful hand surgery.