Anatomic Study of the Vessels of the Digital Nerves in the Fingers

손가락 신경의 혈관 구조에 대한 해부학적 연구

  • Lee, Joo Chul (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Choi, Hwan Jun (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Kim, Jun Hyuk (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Lee, Young Man (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Nam, Doo Hyun (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University)
  • 이주철 (순천향대학교 천안병원 성형외과) ;
  • 최환준 (순천향대학교 천안병원 성형외과) ;
  • 김준혁 (순천향대학교 천안병원 성형외과) ;
  • 이영만 (순천향대학교 천안병원 성형외과) ;
  • 남두현 (순천향대학교 천안병원 성형외과)
  • Published : 2012.11.30

Abstract

Purpose: The vessels of peripheral nerves have been extensively studied since Breidenbach used vascularizd nerve grafts. Tayor and Pinel studied the course and distribution of the vessels of peripheral nerves. However, the vessels of digital nerves are still not well known. The objective of this study was to prove vessels of digital nerves and to investigate the pathway of that. Materials and Methods: 36 patients and 2 fresh human cadavers were studied under the microscope and histologic sections under the light microscope.. Results: We found that digital nerves had own arterioles and venules as well as peripheral nerves. This small vessels of digital nerves paralleled the digital nerves or run in a spiral. Digital nerves were abundantly vascularized throught their length by a succession of vessels and by their repeated divisions and anastomoses. Conclusion: The clinical implications of this results can be discussed in relation to the dissection of nerves, the possibility of vasculized nerve grafts.

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