Can skin texture serve as a guide in the course and variation of the median nerve?
Schwarz, M.
Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Handchirurgie Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mikrochirurgie der Peripheren Nerven und Gefasse Organ der V. 20(6): 344-346
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0722-1819 PMID: 3234956 Document Number: 315282
Human palms and soles are textured with skin different to that of the other body surface. Instead of sebaceous glands or hairs, there are sweat glands opening into the epidermal ridges. This is only common in primates. For a long time, a connection between dermatoglyphics and medical disorders has been known, but anatomic investigations are rare. In this study, the relationship between anatomic variations of the median nerve and dermatoglyphic patterns is explored.