Abnormal anatomy of the superficial branch of the radial nerve

作者：Lindau Robert H^*; Wax Mark K

来源：Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck, 2013, 35(9): E262-E263.

DOI：10.1002/hed.23111

• superficial branch of the radial nerve
• anatomy of the forearm
• abnormal anatomy of the superficial branch of the radial nerve

Background. The superficial branch of the radial nerve is frequently encountered when performing the harvest for a radial forearm free tissue transfer. %26lt;br%26gt;Methods and Results. We present an abnormal course of this nerve which has not been described in the literature. During a harvest of a radial forearm free flap, we encountered a nerve that was not deep to the brachioradialis muscle in the proximal arm; rather, the superficial branch of the radial nerve was found to be superficial to this muscle through its entire course. An in-depth literature review was performed, and there was no documented abnormality identified resembling the abnormality we encountered. %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusion. Knowledge of the normal and abnormal anatomy is essential for the microvascular surgeon to assure the safety of this nerve.

• 出版日期2013-9