Acrel's ganglion.
No data exists in the extant literature regarding the distal swelling of the posterior interosseous nerve (Acrel's ganglion). To further elucidate this ganglion, ten adult cadavers (20 sides) underwent dissection and histological examination of this structure. No inflammatory response was noted in these histologically normal peripheral nerve structures. No neuronal cell bodies were identified. Although the etiology of such swellings is unclear, the term "ganglia" should not be applied to these enlargements of the distal posterior interosseous nerve.
Tubbs
R Shane
RS
Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA. rstubbs@uab.edu
Stetler
William
W
Kelly
David R
DR
Blevins
Danitra
D
Shoja
Mohammadali M
MM
Loukas
Marios
M
Oakes
W Jerry
WJ
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D005724:Ganglia / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014953:Wrist / Q000294:innervation*