title: Superficial palmar arch completion at the first interdigital cleft: a case report.
abstract: Knowledge of variations in the formation of superficial palmar arch is beneficial for successful vascular surgery in the hand as well as for plastic surgeons. The authors describe an unusual completion of superficial palmar arch by first dorsal metacarpal branch of radial artery at the first interdigital cleft which was encountered during routine upper limb dissection for undergraduates. The arteria princeps pollicis and arteria radialis indicis also were the branches of first dorsal metacarpal artery at the first interdigital cleft.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Bejai, Mangalore, Karnataka, India. rajalakshmi.rai@manipal.edu
authors.forename: Rajalakshmi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: Latha Venkatraya
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Prabhu
authors.forename: Aravind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: Chitra Prakash
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Mamatha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tonse
authors.forename: Murlimanju Bukkambudhi
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Virupakshamurthy
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D004210:Dissection; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*