Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
19th Congress of International Federation of Associations of Anatomists, London, Birleşik Krallık, 9 - 11 Ağustos 2019, cilt.236, sa.34, ss.309-310
Literature
shows that most of the studies investigating the radial recurrent artery (RRA) seem
to focus more on morphology of this artery. Accordingly, we aimed to evaluate
the morphology and morphometry of RRA in detail and highlight its clinical
relevance with the obtained data. Forty upper limbs of human cadavers were studied. The morphology of the RRA
was evaluated according to its origin. The perpendicular distance of the artery to the
intercondylar line and diameter of the artery at specific reference points were
measured. The origin of the artery was radial artery (Type A) on 47.5%, root of
radial artery (Type B) on 32.5%, brachial artery (Type C) on 17.5%, and ulnar
artery (Type D) on 2.5% of cases. The perpendicular distance of the artery to
the intercondylar line was 32.2±6.8 mm. The diameter of the RRA at the origin and the diameter
immediately after the first branch were 2.5±0.5 mm and 2.0±0.4 mm,
respectively. The
distance from the origin of the first branch of the RRA to the RRA origin was
significantly different between both sexes (p=0.039). There were no significant
differences between sexes and sides for the remaining morphometric variables.
The
morphology and morphometry of the RRA may be a guide for surgeons performing
free upper extremity flaps and interventional radiologists.