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Aberrant radial artery seen in the carpal tunnel at carpal tunnel decompression: case report.

Gwynne-Jones DP, Hartnett NI

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Otago and Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand. david.gwynne-jones@stonebow.otago.ac.nz

We present a case in which the radial artery was found running within the carpal tunnel at the time of routine carpal tunnel decompression. It appears to be an anomalous superficial palmar branch of the radial artery that is substituting for the normal radial artery.

Published 28 July 2008 in J Hand Surg [Am], 33(6): 885-7.
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