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- Title
A Communicating Branch between the Dorsal and Superficial Ramus of the Ulnar Nerve (Kaplan's Anastomosis) - Clinical and Surgery Discussion.
- Authors
Torre, F.; Erthal, R.; Fernandes, R. M. P.; Babinski, M. A.; Cisne, R.
- Abstract
The Kaplan's anastomosis represents the communication between the dorsal and superficial branch of the ulnar nerve distal to ulnar canal. In the present study, a case about this nerve communication, found in a male adult cadaver, is reported. Information about brachial plexus distal anastomosis is fundamental for interpretation of clinical and electrophysiological findings, in order to establish the precise diagnosis of neurological lesions at this level. Its relations with flexor carpi ulnaris muscle's tendon and with pisiform bone exposes it to iatrogenic lesions during surgery.
- Subjects
DORSAL root ganglia; MANDIBULAR ramus; ULNAR nerve; SURGICAL anastomosis; IATROGENIC diseases
- Publication
International Journal of Morphology, 2015, Vol 33, Issue 3, p865
- ISSN
0717-9367
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4067/S0717-95022015000300010