title: Aberrant radial artery seen in the carpal tunnel at carpal tunnel decompression: case report.
abstract: We present a case in which the radial artery was found running within the carpal tunnel at the time of routine carpal tunnel decompression. It appears to be an anomalous superficial palmar branch of the radial artery that is substituting for the normal radial artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Otago and Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand. david.gwynne-jones@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Gwynne-Jones
authors.forename: Nigel I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Hartnett
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008475:Median Nerve; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014953:Wrist / Q000098:blood supply*