[Clinical anatomy study on the acupuncture safety of tiantu (CV 22) and qishe (ST 11)].
OBJECTIVE
To study on the relation between the regional anatomy and safety of acupuncture at Tiantu (CV 22) and Qishe (ST 11).


METHODS
In forty-six adult corpses, 92 sides were dissected to observe the partial anatomy structure of acupuncture path of Tiantu (CV 22) and Qishe (ST 11) and structure characteristics by the steel needle marked method and lay-by-lay dissection method.


RESULTS
The bilateral the pleura returning lines behind the manubrium sterni interacted at the sternal angle plane accounted for 50.0% of the total specimens and at the first ribs plane accounted for 6.5% of the specimens; for needling the point Tiantu (CV 22), left brachiocephalic vein was at the same level or close to the manubrium sterni upper fringe in 43.5% of the specimens, the left brachiocephalic vein and the middle of manubrium sterni were at the same level in 56.5% of the specimens; for needling the point Qishe (ST 11), in 68 sides of the specimens, internal jugular vein were pierced, accounting for 73.9%, and in 24 sides of the specimens the left common carotid artery were pierced, accounting for 26.1%; in 50 sides of specimens the vagus nerve were touched by the steel needle, accounting for 54.3.


CONCLUSIONS
In acupuncture of Tiantu (CV 22) and Qishe (ST 11), the needle not only easily injure the upper pleural cavity, but also damage the big blood vessel and the vagus nerve in the mediastinum and the cervical root.
Chen
Yue
Y
Department of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Fujian College of TCM, Fuzhou 350003, China.
Wu
Bing-huang
BH
Xie
Yong-cai
YC
Dong
Wei-guo
WG
Zhang
Wen-guang
WG
Que
Qing-hui
QH
Zhang
Jia-dong
JD
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008371:Manubrium / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010994:Pleura / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012449:Safety