Article
The median nerve in the carpal tunnel.
Folia morphologica - 1 Feb 2011
Mizia E, Klimek-Piotrowska W, Walocha J, Rutowski R, Wojtala R
Abstract excerpt
A study of the variations of the course and branching pattern of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel were carried out on 60 wrists from 30 fresh cadavers autopsied in the Department of Forensic Medicine of Jagiellonian University Medical College. The results were compared with the literature. The study confirmed that the extraligamentous type of motor branch variation is most common. The transligamentous...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Hand
- Humans
- Male
- Median Nerve
- Middle Aged
- Young Adult
