Connection between Radial and Ulnar Nerves at Humeral Level And Its Clinical Significance: A Cadaveric Case Report

Las variaciones de los ramos terminales del plexo braquial en el miembro superior son abundantes y reportadas con frecuencia. Sin embargo, la conexion entre los nervios radial y ulnar a nivel humeral es muy rara. Durante la diseccion rutinaria de un brazo derecho en un cadaver de sexo masculino de 75 anos, en el Departamento de Anatomia de la Birjand University of Medical Sciences (BUMS) en Iran, se observo una relacion entre los nervios radial y ulnar. En la literatura, encontramos solo dos casos que habian sido reportados previamente, uno bilateral y otro unilateral. Conocer estas variaciones es de importancia para los cirujanos, asi como para disminuir posibles complicaciones en la colocacion de anestesia regional y procedimientos quirurgicos.

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