title: Topography of ulnar nerve and its variations with special respect to carpal region.
abstract: Ulnar nerve supplies small muscles of the hand and apart from the median nerve is the main coordinator of precise movements performed both in the medical and dental practice. Based on their anatomical and clinical experience, authors revised a knowledge on this nerve with special respect to its topography, variation in the wrist.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland. depukatp@poczta.onet.pl.
authors.forename: Pawel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Depukat
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mizia
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zwinczewska
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bonczar
authors.forename: Malgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazur
authors.forename: Miroslawa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dzikowska
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pelka
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matuszyk
mesh_terms: D063405:Anatomic Variation; D006225:Hand / Q000294:innervation; D006801:Humans; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000294:innervation*; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000294:innervation*
keywords: Guyon’s canal; anatomy; ulnar nerve; wrist