Introduction The cephalic vein begins at the radial end of the dorsal venous arch at the back of the hand, winds around the radial border of the forearm, and ascends in the arm on the lateral side of the biceps brachii muscle. The vein lies within the superficial fascia, and pierces the deep fascia to drain into axillary vein in the shoulder region [1, 2]. The origin of the basilic vein is the ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most commonly diagnosed systemic inflammatory disease that can affect multiple joints of body. RA affects women 2-3 times more than men. Pregnancy has been reported to have an ameliorating effect on course existing and flare-up activity in postpartum period. This study was carried out two hundred forty (240) female patients child bearing age after obtaining ethi...

Canine elbow dysplasia is a complex of diseases that includes ununited anconeal process, fragmented medial coronoid process, osteochondrosis of the medial humeral condyle, and elbow incongruity. Three causes of elbow dysplasia have been proposed: osteochondrosis, trochlear notch dysplasia, and asynchronous growth of the radius and ulna. Genetics, nutritional imbalance, growth disturbances, and ...

tunnel syndrome, the second most common compression neuropathy of the upper extremity. Patients often present with pain, paresthesias and/or weakness that if left untreated may lead to significant disability. This article reviews the etiology, diagnosis and management of cubital tunnel syndrome. The ulnar nerve originates from branches of the C8 and T1 spinal nerve roots and is the terminal bra...

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Background: The radial artery (RA) is a continuation of the brachial and one major blood supplying vessels to structures forearm. It originated in cubital fossa at level neck radius. runs on lateral aspect forearm before it reaches wrist branches out supply hand. RA also important clinically due its location wrist, as can be felt pulse used determine heart rate. choice for coronary angiography,...

Cubital tunnel syndrome is the second most common peripheral nerve compression syndrome. It is the most common peripheral neuropathy of the ulnar nerve. The surgical treatment of the cubital tunnel syndrome is widely described in the literature, however the variations of the standard muscular anatomy in the medial humeral epicondyle region may create technical difficulties during surgical manag...

BACKGROUND Although cubital tunnel syndrome is the second most common peripheral mononeuropathy (after carpal tunnel syndrome) encountered in clinical practice, its prevalence in the population is unknown. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of cubital tunnel syndrome in the general population. METHODS We surveyed a cohort of adult residents of the St. Louis metropolita...

PURPOSE An uncommon ulnar nerve schwannoma should not be neglected in a diabetic patient with cubital tunnel syndrome, the second most common cause of entrapment neuropathy. CASE REPORT A 61-year-old woman with a past history of type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated with sensorimotor polyneuropathy presented with progressive numbness and weakness of the left ring and little fingers for one yea...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to measure the degree of movement of the ulnar nerve in the cubital tunnel using sonography in patients with ulnar neuropathy at the elbow compared to a healthy control group. METHODS We examined the ulnar nerve in the cubital tunnel using sonography with the elbow extended and then flexed in 26 patients with ulnar neuropathy and 13 control participants. T...