title: Bifid Median Nerve--A Case Report.
abstract: A wide variety of anatomic variations of the median nerve at wrist have been reported and the awareness of these variations are essential for the surgeon treating carpal tunnel pathologies to avoid inadvertent injury to the nerve during surgery. We report a rare case of bifid median nerve accompanied by a persistent median artery found incidentally in a patient who underwent flexor tendon reconstruction for subcutaneous tendon rupture. The current literature regarding the anomaly is reviewed and surgically relevant aspects are discussed.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ogori Daiichi General Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ogori Daiichi General Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ogori Daiichi General Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuteru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ogori Daiichi General Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: Sotetsu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ogori Daiichi General Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Madura
mesh_terms: D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000294:innervation*
keywords: Anatomical anomaly; Bifid median nerve; Persistent median artery