[Vascularization of the distal row of carpal bones]

From 50 dissections of the wrist, the authors have studied 1) the topography and the occurrence of the arterial pedicles of the bones of the distal row of the carpus, 2) their intra-osseous ramifications and 3) the longitudinal communicating branches which surround the wrist. This study allows to suggest a surgical technique in the treatment of the necrosis of the head of the capitatum.