Clinical Significance of Superficial Brachial Artery and High Division of Brachial Artery

Introduction: The brachial artery runs at lower border of the teres major muscle as a continuation of the third part of the axillary artery. It divided into radial and ulnar arteries at the neck of the radius. For surgeons performing operations on the upper extremity, clinical knowledge of the morph...

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Main Authors: G Gohila, S Valli
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Language:English
Published: Negah Institute for Scientific Communication 2022-08-01
Series:Anatomical Sciences Journal
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Online Access:http://anatomyjournal.ir/article-1-307-en.pdf
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description Introduction: The brachial artery runs at lower border of the teres major muscle as a continuation of the third part of the axillary artery. It divided into radial and ulnar arteries at the neck of the radius. For surgeons performing operations on the upper extremity, clinical knowledge of the morphology of brachial arteries in the upper limb is important. This study aims to study the course, branching pattern, and termination of the brachial artery in human cadavers. Methods: In this study, 30 upper limb specimens were collected from adult human embalmed cadavers used for undergraduate dissection at the Institute of Anatomy, Madras Medical College in Chennai, India. Results: Of 30 dissected specimens, 29(96.7%) had normal brachial artery course and one had superficial brachial artery (3.3%). The brachial artery division was seen in 28 specimens (93.3%) below the intercondylar line (at the neck of the radius). In 2 cases (6.7%), the brachial artery division into radial and ulnar arteries occurred above the intercondylar line.  Conclusion: The variations in origin, course, branching pattern, and termination of the upper limb’s brachial artery are important both structurally and therapeutically. Surgeons, physicians, radiologists, and cardiologists should pay attention to these variations. Due to the use of modern surgical techniques in vascular surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgeries, diagnostic & therapeutic tests, these variances have attracted the attention of surgeons, physicians, radiologists, and interventionists.
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spelling doaj.art-689acc642d464e0d8574bedca2b454592023-11-22T06:34:13ZengNegah Institute for Scientific CommunicationAnatomical Sciences Journal2322-36262022-08-011927378Clinical Significance of Superficial Brachial Artery and High Division of Brachial ArteryG Gohila0S Valli1 Department of Anatomy, K.A.P. Viswanatham Govt Medical College, Tamil Nadu, India. Department of Anatomy,Tirunelveli Govt Medical College,Tamil Nadu, India. Introduction: The brachial artery runs at lower border of the teres major muscle as a continuation of the third part of the axillary artery. It divided into radial and ulnar arteries at the neck of the radius. For surgeons performing operations on the upper extremity, clinical knowledge of the morphology of brachial arteries in the upper limb is important. This study aims to study the course, branching pattern, and termination of the brachial artery in human cadavers. Methods: In this study, 30 upper limb specimens were collected from adult human embalmed cadavers used for undergraduate dissection at the Institute of Anatomy, Madras Medical College in Chennai, India. Results: Of 30 dissected specimens, 29(96.7%) had normal brachial artery course and one had superficial brachial artery (3.3%). The brachial artery division was seen in 28 specimens (93.3%) below the intercondylar line (at the neck of the radius). In 2 cases (6.7%), the brachial artery division into radial and ulnar arteries occurred above the intercondylar line.  Conclusion: The variations in origin, course, branching pattern, and termination of the upper limb’s brachial artery are important both structurally and therapeutically. Surgeons, physicians, radiologists, and cardiologists should pay attention to these variations. Due to the use of modern surgical techniques in vascular surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgeries, diagnostic & therapeutic tests, these variances have attracted the attention of surgeons, physicians, radiologists, and interventionists.http://anatomyjournal.ir/article-1-307-en.pdfbrachial arterysuperficial brachial arteryintercondylar line
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Clinical Significance of Superficial Brachial Artery and High Division of Brachial Artery
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superficial brachial artery
intercondylar line
title Clinical Significance of Superficial Brachial Artery and High Division of Brachial Artery
title_full Clinical Significance of Superficial Brachial Artery and High Division of Brachial Artery
title_fullStr Clinical Significance of Superficial Brachial Artery and High Division of Brachial Artery
title_full_unstemmed Clinical Significance of Superficial Brachial Artery and High Division of Brachial Artery
title_short Clinical Significance of Superficial Brachial Artery and High Division of Brachial Artery
title_sort clinical significance of superficial brachial artery and high division of brachial artery
topic brachial artery
superficial brachial artery
intercondylar line
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