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A New Hybrid Quantitative Evaluation Model for Axillary Junctional Hemorrhage in Swine
Published on: December 6, 2024
[Vascularization of the humerus]
J Menck1, A Döbler, J R Döhler
1Abteilung für Neuroanatomie, Universität Hamburg.
Abstract:
The proximal third of the humerus is fed by the anterior and posterior circumflex arteries of the axillary artery. They construct a fine anastomoses network at the humeral head as well as longitudinal anastomoses to the diaphysis. The middle third of the humerus is maintained by the rami musculoperiostales originating in both the brachial artery and the deep brachial artery. These periosteal vessels are formed both horizontally and vertically. The distal third of the humerus is mainly supplied by the horizontal anastomoses of the collateral arteries. The inner part of the bone is normally penetrated by just one nutrient artery entering the nutrient canal below the middle of the humerus.
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