title: A cadaveric study of the distribution pattern of the cutaneous sensory fibres of the distal palm of the hand.
abstract: We investigated the cutaneous innervation of the distal palm, an area frequently dissected by the hand surgeon. Ten (five paired) fresh-frozen cadaveric hands were dissected under 3.0× loupe magnification. Volar branches were found on both sides in the majority of digits. They originated alongside, or at the proximal margin of, the A1 pulley in 84% of digits. The mean distance from the palmar digital crease to the origin of volar branches was 21 mm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Filfilan
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK annakinsella@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kinsella
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, St John's Hospital, West Lothian, UK.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yong
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, St John's Hospital, West Lothian, UK.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Davidson
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D004210:Dissection; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000294:innervation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000294:innervation
keywords: Cutaneous innervation; digital nerve; distal palm; neuroma formation; volar branch