ANASTOMOSIS ENTRE LA RAMA PROFUNDA DEL NERVIO CUBITAL Y EL NERVIO MEDIANO EN LA MANO. Anastomosis between the deep branch of the ulnar nerve and the median nerve in the hand
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https://doi.org/10.31051/1852.8023.v8.n1.14207Keywords:
Riche-Cannieu anastomosis, thenar branch, thenar eminence, hand, motor innervation, Anastomosis de Riche-Cannieu, rama tenar, eminencia tenar, mano, inervación motoraAbstract
Introducción: La anastomosis de Riche-Cannieu (ARC) es una variación anatómica formada entre la rama tenar del nervio mediano (NM) y la rama profunda del nervio cubital (NC). Debido a la importancia clínica y electromiográfica su descripción anatómica es de gran interés, ya que debido a esta variación anatómica existen distintas formas de inervación motora a nivel de la mano. Materiales y Métodos: Se realizaron disecciones cadavéricas en 38 manos (19 cadáveres) de ambos sexos formolizados en solución al 5 %, de entre 50 y 70 años de edad. Se utilizó instrumental y técnicas convencionales de disección. Resultados: En la rama profunda del NC no se evidenciaron variaciones y finalizaba su recorrido en el músculo aductor del pulgar. En el 86,84% de los casos emerge una rama que se anastomosa con el NM de diferentes formas. Esta rama anastomótica, en el 50% de las manos, era una arcada nerviosa de considerable calibre entre el NC y NM, que daba ramas motoras a los músculos de la eminencia tenar. Discusión: El conocimiento de esta anastomosis es muy importante ya que, en casos de lesión del nervio mediano o cubital, puede causar confusión clínica, quirúrgica y en los hallazgos electromiográficos. Debido a su alta frecuencia fue considerada un rasgo anatómico normal.
Introduction: The Riche-Cannieu anastomosis (RCA) is an anatomic variation formed between the thenar branch of the median nerve and the deep branch of the ulnar nerve. Its anatomical description is of great interest because of its clinical and electromyographic relevance. Due to the RCA, there are various types of hand motor innervation. Materials and Methods: Thirty eight hands from 19 corpses (formolized in a 5% solution) whose ages ranged from 50 to 70 years old were dissected. Conventional instruments and techn-iques were used. Results: The pathway of the deep branch of the ulnar nerve did not show variations and ended at the adductor pollicis muscle. In 86.84% of the cases a branch emerged there and anastomosed the median nerve by different modalities. A nervous arcade of considerable important size was observed between the ulnar and median nerve in 50 % of the anastomosis and it gave motor branches for the thenar muscles. Discussion: It is of great importance to learn about this anastomosis because of the possibility of median or ulnar nerve injuries; it may cause clinical, surgical or electromyographic confusion. Due to its high frequency, it was regarded as a normal connection.
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