title: Arteriovenous malformation of a persistent median artery with a bifurcated median nerve.
abstract: A patient with arteriovenous malformations of the volar forearm and hand arising from a persistent median artery with an associated bifid median nerve is presented. Surgeons should be aware of high median nerve bifurcations, particularly when a persistent median artery is identified, and should remember that additional structures that can lead to nerve compression may be present in the carpal tunnel. Specifically, more than one median nerve may need to be identified and protected in such cases.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Gutowski
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Olivier
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Mehrara
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014953:Wrist / Q000098:blood supply*