Alternative Vascular Pedicle of the Anterolateral Thigh Flap: Does an Oblique Branch Really Exist? Sir: W read with interest the article by Wong et al.1 and the recently published letter to the editor by da Costa and Lancelotti2 concerning the oblique branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery. Wong et al. described a distinct vascular pedicle lateral to the descending branch of the latera...

INTRODUCTION The knowledge of the branching pattern of external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve and its relationship with the superior thyroid artery is the key point for identifying the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve during surgeries of the neck. CASE PRESENTATION During routine dissection of the left head and neck region of a 50 years old female cadaver, we observed ...

This study was conducted to determine the site of emergence of the zygomaticotemporal branch of the trigeminal nerve from the temporalis muscle and to identify the number of its accessory branches and their locations. A pilot study, conducted on the same number of patients, concluded that the main zygomaticotemporal branch emerges from the deep temporal fascia at a point on average 17 mm latera...

Variations in arterial anatomy are less frequent, contrary to the venous system, and most of these variations affect visceral arteries. Variations in the brachial artery are the most frequently reported and so far a minimum of six different patterns have been described. The most common of these patterns is the superficial brachial artery, which lies superficially to the medi...

a rare anatomical innervation of the musculocutaneous nerve m.m. taghavi msc , m. shariati kohbanani msc , s.m. seyedmirzaee md received: 24/09/06 sent for revision: 20/02/07 received revised manuscript: 07/04/07 accepted: 27/05/07 background and objectives: anatomically the musculocutaneous nerve (c5,6 ) is a branch of lateral cord of the brachial plexus and its motor nerve fibers innervates t...

UNLABELLED Intraneural ganglion cysts are rare in occurrence and most commonly involve the peroneal nerve at the fibular neck. We present a case of a traumatically induced intraneural ganglion cyst of the sural nerve that developed after a nondisplaced posterior malleolus ankle fracture. The intraneural ganglion cyst was connected to the subtalar joint by its articular branch and ascended sever...

Address for Correspondence: Dr. Yogesh Sontakke, Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Academic Centre, JIPMER, Puducherry, India. 605006. Mobile: 7489164644 E-Mail: [email protected] Anatomical knowledge of variations of brachial plexus and the axillary artery is very vital in surgeries of axilla and shoulder. In an adult male cadaver, during routine Anatomy dissection, we found ...

Lesions located in an arterial bifurcation have traditionally been a challenge for percutaneous coronary intervention. At the time when balloon angioplasty was being used, these interventions were associated with increased risk of vascular occlusion, especially in the lateral branch, and also with a higher rate of restenosis. Suboptimal results in the main vessel, which sometimes had to be acce...

The present case report describes a rare finding of dorsal branch of the ulnar nerve which originated from the junction of upper fourth and lower three fourth of the forearm, passed between the two heads of flexor carpi ulnaris and then descended along the medial border of the extensor surface forearm in the superficial fascia. On the dorsal aspect of the wrist, it divided into two branches, a ...