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A Case Report On Incomplete Superficial Palmar Arch
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During routine dissection for first MBBS students on 70 year old donated embalmed male cadaver in the Department of Anatomy, K. J. Somaiya Medical College, a Variant Superficial Palmar Arch was observed on left side. The incomplete superficial palmar arch was formed alone by the ulnar artery and it gave princeps pollicis and radialis indicis arteries. The photographs of the variations were taken for proper documentation and ready reference. There were no associated neuromuscular variations found in same specimen. The right lower limb of the same cadaver was normal. Conclusion and Result: The knowledge of variations of vascular pattern of hand gained more importance in microsurgical techniques, reconstructive hand surgeries, preoperative screening of radial artery harvesting for myocardial revascularization and also in arterial interventions that include radial artery cannulation and radial artery forearm flap.