DORSALIS PEDIS NEUROVASCULAR FLAP, OUR EXPERIENCE.

Objectives: Analyze the donor site morbidity of the dorsalis pedis neurovascular flap in traumatic injuries with hand tissue loss.

Material And Methods: The study involved dorsalis pedis neurovascular flaps that were used to reconstruct the hands of eight male patients, between 1983 and 2003, aged between 21 and 53 years (mean 34.6, SD ± 10.

STUDY OF THE MEDIAN AND ULNAR NERVOUS BRANKS TO KAPLAN'S LINE.

Objective: This study aims to present lines A1 and A2 in association with Kaplan's cardinal line (LCK), and relate them to the thenar motor branch of the median nerve (RMTNM) and to the deep branch of the ulnar nerve (RPNU).

Methods: Ten hands of five adult cadavers were dissected.

Results: The RMTNM origin was positioned proximal to the LCK in all limbs.

INNERVATION OF THE MEDIAN NERVE MOTOR BRANCHES IN THE FOREARM AND ITS CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE.

Objective: To analyse the anatomical variations of the median nerve motor branches in the elbow region.

Methods: Twenty upper limbs of 10 adult male cadavers were prepared by intra-arterial injection of a solution of 10% glycerol and formaldehyde. All cadavers belonged to the institution anatomy laboratory.