title: Persistent median artery in a pediatric trauma patient: case report.
abstract: A persistent median artery is a well-described variation in the vascular anatomy of the upper extremity and hand, with an incidence of 1% to 30% in the general population. We present a case of a persistent median artery in a pediatric trauma patient. The median artery helped maintain blood flow to the nearly amputated hand after complete transection of radial and ulnar arteries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80204, USA.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Muratore
authors.forename: Kagan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ozer
mesh_terms: D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001158:Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007223:Infant; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*