Summary
Five cases are described where the first web space of the hand received arteries only from the superficial palmar arch. None of these branches was large enough to deserve the name “princeps pollicis artery”. These variations must be taken into account during surgical dissections of the hand.
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Cinq cas d'artères de la première commissure de la main prenant leur origine uniquement sur l'arcade palmaire superficielle sont rapportés. Aucune de ces artères n'était de taille suffisante pour pouvoir être intitulée «artère princeps pollicis». Ces variations doivent être prises en compte dans les dissections chirurgicales de la main.
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Erbil, M., Aktekin, M., Denk, C.C. et al. Arteries of the thumb originating from the superficial palmar arch: five cases. Surg Radiol Anat 21, 217–220 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01630906
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