title: [Can skin texture serve as a guide in the course and variation of the median nerve?].
abstract: Human palms and soles are textured with skin different to that of the other body surface. Instead of sebaceous glands or hairs, there are sweat glands opening into the epidermal ridges. This is only common in primates. For a long time, a connection between dermatoglyphics and medical disorders has been known, but anatomic investigations are rare. In this study, the relationship between anatomic variations of the median nerve and dermatoglyphic patterns is explored.
authors.affiliation: Handchirurgie der Chirurgischen Universitätsklinik Freiburg.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schwarz
mesh_terms: D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D006801:Humans; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000502:physiology*; D012867:Skin / Q000294:innervation*
vernacular_title: Kann die Hauttextur als Wegweiser für den Verlauf und die Variation des N. medianus dienen?