TY - JOUR
T1 - Entrapment of the martin-gruber branch of median nerve in the forearm
AU - Ranade, Anu Vinod
AU - Murlimanju, Bukkambudhi Virupakshamurthy
AU - Rai, Rajalakshmi
AU - Eladl, Mohamed Ahmed
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - We report a rare case of a dual neuro-vascular variation, which was observed in the right extremity of male cadaver. About an inch inferior to the elbow joint, three branches arose from the median nerve. These were the anterior interosseous branch, a Martin-Gruber branch (MGB) and a muscular branch. The MGB coursed infero-medially to join with the ulnar nerve by running posterior to the ulnar artery. It was surprising to observe that the MGB passed between the ulnar artery and its venae comitantes. There was an acute angulation of the MGB here, suggesting entrapment at this site.
AB - We report a rare case of a dual neuro-vascular variation, which was observed in the right extremity of male cadaver. About an inch inferior to the elbow joint, three branches arose from the median nerve. These were the anterior interosseous branch, a Martin-Gruber branch (MGB) and a muscular branch. The MGB coursed infero-medially to join with the ulnar nerve by running posterior to the ulnar artery. It was surprising to observe that the MGB passed between the ulnar artery and its venae comitantes. There was an acute angulation of the MGB here, suggesting entrapment at this site.
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U2 - 10.4066/AMJ.2016.2652
DO - 10.4066/AMJ.2016.2652
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84983002478
SN - 1836-1935
VL - 9
SP - 221
EP - 223
JO - Australasian Medical Journal
JF - Australasian Medical Journal
IS - 7
ER -