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Persistent median artery: cadaveric study and review of the literature.
Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Jul 2011
Eid N, Ito Y, Shibata M A, Otsuki Y
Abstract excerpt
The persistent median artery (PMA) may compress the median nerve (MN) and may be a significant supply of blood to the hand. Two cases of unilateral PMA (4%) were detected during the dissection of 50 upper limbs. The first case was a 75-year-old, right-handed male who suffered from chronic pain in both upper limbs, especially the left side. A dissection of his left upper limb revealed a PMA piercing both the MN...
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