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STUDY OF THE MEDIAN AND ULNAR NERVOUS BRANKS TO KAPLAN'S LINE
Victor Ney Nunes Tozello1, Tulio Stefanin Volpiani1, Vitor Luiz Mansur Silva1
1Faculdade de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC), São Paulo, Brazil.
Objective:
This study aims to present lines A1 and A2 in association with Kaplan's cardinal line (LCK), and relate them to the thenar motor branch of the median nerve (RMTNM) and to the deep branch of the ulnar nerve (RPNU).
Methods:
Ten hands of five adult cadavers were dissected.
Results:
The RMTNM origin was positioned proximal to the LCK in all limbs. In two, the RMTNM was positioned exactly on the A1 line; in seven, it was on the ulnar side in relation to A1. In one, it was on the radial side relative to the A1. The origin of the RPNU was identified between the pisiform and the LCK in nine limbs; in one, the RPNU was positioned from the ulnar nerve in relation to A2; and in two, the A2 passed exactly at the point of division of the ulnar nerve into superficial branches and deep. We did not identify the positioning of the RPNU on the radial side of the A2 line.
Conclusion:
The impact of this study was to identify the anatomical trajectory of these nerves by detaching A1 and A2 along with the KCL, avoiding iatrogenic lesions during surgical procedures.
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