Median nerve piercing the humeral head of pronator teres muscle: An anatomical case report of atypical median nerve formation and course
Introduction: The objective of this study is to report the variant formation and course of the median nerve, which was observed in the right arm of a male cadaver. Methods: During the routine dissection procedure, it was observed that the median nerve was formed by the blending of three roots, which...
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| author | Y. Lakshmisha Rao Archi Raj Mangala M. Pai Mamatha Tonse Jasmeen Kaur J.M. Likitha B.V. Murlimanju |
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| description | Introduction: The objective of this study is to report the variant formation and course of the median nerve, which was observed in the right arm of a male cadaver. Methods: During the routine dissection procedure, it was observed that the median nerve was formed by the blending of three roots, which included one medial and two lateral roots. Results: It is also further observed that the median nerve pierced the humeral head of pronator teres just above the medial epicondyle and it passed through the cubital fossa more medially and deeper, making it invisible. Conclusion: Entrapment of median nerve by the pronator teres is among the causes of the proximal median nerve entrapment syndrome. In this context, this interesting and rare variation of pronator teres muscle being pierced by the median nerve will be of interest to the orthopedic specialists, neurosurgeons and hand surgeons. The present study also observed variant formation of the median nerve by triple roots, which is important both for the surgical and anesthesiologic perspective. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3371425103624479b39d3b53307b5c032025-01-24T04:45:15ZengElsevierTranslational Research in Anatomy2214-854X2025-03-0138100377Median nerve piercing the humeral head of pronator teres muscle: An anatomical case report of atypical median nerve formation and courseY. Lakshmisha Rao0Archi Raj1Mangala M. Pai2Mamatha Tonse3Jasmeen Kaur4J.M. Likitha5B.V. Murlimanju6Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, 576104, IndiaKasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, 576104, IndiaDepartment of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, 576104, IndiaDepartment of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, 576104, India; Corresponding author.Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, 576104, IndiaKasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, 576104, IndiaDepartment of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, 576104, IndiaIntroduction: The objective of this study is to report the variant formation and course of the median nerve, which was observed in the right arm of a male cadaver. Methods: During the routine dissection procedure, it was observed that the median nerve was formed by the blending of three roots, which included one medial and two lateral roots. Results: It is also further observed that the median nerve pierced the humeral head of pronator teres just above the medial epicondyle and it passed through the cubital fossa more medially and deeper, making it invisible. Conclusion: Entrapment of median nerve by the pronator teres is among the causes of the proximal median nerve entrapment syndrome. In this context, this interesting and rare variation of pronator teres muscle being pierced by the median nerve will be of interest to the orthopedic specialists, neurosurgeons and hand surgeons. The present study also observed variant formation of the median nerve by triple roots, which is important both for the surgical and anesthesiologic perspective.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214854X24001018Anatomical variationCubital fossaMedian nerveNerve entrapmentPronator teres muscle |
| spellingShingle | Y. Lakshmisha Rao Archi Raj Mangala M. Pai Mamatha Tonse Jasmeen Kaur J.M. Likitha B.V. Murlimanju Median nerve piercing the humeral head of pronator teres muscle: An anatomical case report of atypical median nerve formation and course Translational Research in Anatomy Anatomical variation Cubital fossa Median nerve Nerve entrapment Pronator teres muscle |
| title | Median nerve piercing the humeral head of pronator teres muscle: An anatomical case report of atypical median nerve formation and course |
| title_full | Median nerve piercing the humeral head of pronator teres muscle: An anatomical case report of atypical median nerve formation and course |
| title_fullStr | Median nerve piercing the humeral head of pronator teres muscle: An anatomical case report of atypical median nerve formation and course |
| title_full_unstemmed | Median nerve piercing the humeral head of pronator teres muscle: An anatomical case report of atypical median nerve formation and course |
| title_short | Median nerve piercing the humeral head of pronator teres muscle: An anatomical case report of atypical median nerve formation and course |
| title_sort | median nerve piercing the humeral head of pronator teres muscle an anatomical case report of atypical median nerve formation and course |
| topic | Anatomical variation Cubital fossa Median nerve Nerve entrapment Pronator teres muscle |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214854X24001018 |
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