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A case report on the variation in the formation of the median nerve


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Articles
Publisher
Ijrrpas
Publishing Date
01-Feb-2013
volume
3
Issue
1
Pages
164-171

During routine dissection of a 70 years old embalmed male cadaver in the department of Anatomy at K. J. Somaiya Medical College, Sion, Mumbai, INDIA, the formation of the median nerve by medial and lateral roots in the middle of the arm was observed in the right upper limb. The lateral root crossed the brachial artery anteriorly from lateral to medial side and joined with the medial root to form the median nerve in the middle of the arm. The thorough and meticulous dissection of axilla, arm, forearm and palm of both the upper limbs were done to note the course of the median nerve. The variation was unilateral and the left upper limb was normal. The arterial pattern in the arm was also normal. The photographs of the variations were taken for proper documentation.