ArticleJournal of ultrasonography2021
Ultrasonographic evaluation of the median nerve: normal and variant anatomy and appearance.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Sexual Dimorphism and Population Variation in Median Nerve Morphometry: A Multi-Institutional Cadaveric Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Identification of an Aberrant Transligamentous Branch of the Median Nerve during Carpal Tunnel Release using Ultrasound Guidance.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2025Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Perineural Corticosteroid Injection for Lacertus Fibrosus Syndrome: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Orthopedic research and reviews · 2025Article
- Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in the Evaluation of the Median Nerve.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
- Proximal median nerve neuropathy: electrodiagnostic and ultrasound findings in 62 patients.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Variation of the brachial artery emerging through an opening in the median nerve: a case report.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2023Article
- Anatomical Variants of the Upper Limb Nerves: Clinical and Preoperative Relevance.Seminars in musculoskeletal radiology · 2023Review
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Abstract
The median nerve is a mixed sensory and motor nerve that innervates part of the flexor muscles in the anterior compartment of the forearm and muscles in the lateral part of the hand; palmar cutaneous and digital cutaneous nerves branch from the median nerve, which provides sensory innervation to the skin on the radial side of the palm. Also, the median nerve is an object of interest because neuropathy of the median nerve at the level of the carpal tunnel is the most common entrapment neuropathy which increases dramatically in patients with diabetes. Neuromuscular ultrasound provides extensive diagnostic information and has proved itself as a useful complementary test to electrodiagnostic examinations in cases involving median nerve neuropathy. It often happens that the cause of nerve entrapment and neuropathy are variants of several anatomical structures along the course of the median nerve. It is important to be aware and report such anatomical variations of the median nerve in order to avoid damaging the nerve during surgical treatment. Despite the frequently documented abnormalities in the pathway of the brachial plexus and the median nerve, the anatomical variations are unusual to see and are rarely reported. Moreover, there are variations that do not fit under any of the classifications described in the literature.
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