title: A modified approach to the flexor surface of the distal radius.
abstract: Twenty-three preserved cadaver upper limbs were dissected to show the level of the nerve supply to flexor carpi radialis and the extent of exposure of a new approach to the flexor surface of the distal radius. We describe a new approach to the flexor surface of the distal radius in which both the radial artery and the median nerve are protected by muscles or tendons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bristol Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Vickery
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Atkins
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D004210:Dissection; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D011884:Radius / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery; D013710:Tendons / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation