title: Persistent median artery in the carpal tunnel and anastomosis with superficial palmar arch.
abstract: Persistent median artery (PMA) in present cadaver originated from the brachial artery and anastomosed with the superficial palmar arch (SPA). As the PMA may be the cause of carpal tunnel syndrome and SPA is the main source of arterial supply, knowledge of which are important for the hand surgical interventions.
authors: Department of anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapour University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS) , Ahvaz , Iran.
authors: Dariush
authors: D
authors: Bijannejad
authors: Department of anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapour University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS) , Ahvaz , Iran.
authors: Saeed
authors: S
authors: Azandeh
authors: Department of anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapour University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS) , Ahvaz , Iran.
authors: Fatemeh
authors: F
authors: Javadnia
authors: Department of anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences , Khorram Abad , Iran.
authors: Mohammad Reza
authors: MR
authors: Gholami
authors: School of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences , Shahroud , Iran.
authors: Anneh Mohammad
authors: AM
authors: Gharravi
authors: Department of anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences , Kermanshah , Iran.
authors: Mohsen
authors: M
authors: Zhaleh
keywords: Persistent median artery; carpal tunnel; superficial palmar arch; variation