| The clinical anatomy of the antecubital fossa. | |
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PMID: 20081653 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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To the anatomist, the antecubital fossa is the space through which the principal vascular and nervous trunks pass into the forearm. To the surgeon it is also the site of possible injury to the brachial artery in fractures around the elbow, with the risk of Volkmann's ischaemic contracture constantly in mind. It is here where the surgeon is tempted to use the large superficial veins for venous access, but knows only too well the dangers of inadvertent intra-arterial or intraneural injection - something that may well be encountered in a 'main-line' drug addict. It is also a convenient site for arterial cannulation and for anaesthetic blocks of the nerves to the forearm. |
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Authors:
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Harold Ellis; S Feldman; W Harrup-Griffiths |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005) Volume: 71 ISSN: 1750-8460 ISO Abbreviation: Br J Hosp Med (Lond) Publication Date: 2010 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-01-18 Completed Date: 2010-05-13 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101257109 Medline TA: Br J Hosp Med (Lond) Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: M4-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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Brachial Artery
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anatomy & histology Elbow / anatomy & histology* Humans Median Nerve / anatomy & histology Radial Nerve / anatomy & histology Tendons / anatomy & histology |
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