A Variation In The Origin And Course Of The Posterior Circumflex Humeral Artery And The Deep Brachial Artery: Clinical Importance Of The Variation

A case of an unusual variation of the blood supply of an upper limb is presented. During a routine anatomical dissection, it was found that the posterior circumflex humeral artery had an unusual course and branching. It arose as a branch of the brachial artery, not the axillary one, and it did not a...

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Main Authors: Alexandar Iliev, Lazar Mitrov, Georgi P. Georgiev
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Language:English
Published: Medical University - Pleven 2015-12-01
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Online Access:https://jbcr.arphahub.com/article/34402/download/pdf/
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description A case of an unusual variation of the blood supply of an upper limb is presented. During a routine anatomical dissection, it was found that the posterior circumflex humeral artery had an unusual course and branching. It arose as a branch of the brachial artery, not the axillary one, and it did not accompany the axillary nerve. It ran under the lower border of the teres major muscle instead of passing through the lateral axillary foramen, then followed its usual course around the surgical neck of the humerus, supplying the deltoid muscle. It was also found that instead of arising from the brachial artery, the deep brachial artery arose from the posterior circumflex humeral artery. Variations are reported and their clinical relevance is discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-049dccbef1a149b5b4b9b2f0beebf4f82025-08-20T03:35:29ZengMedical University - PlevenJournal of Biomedical & Clinical Research1313-90532015-12-018216416710.1515/jbcr-2015-016934402A Variation In The Origin And Course Of The Posterior Circumflex Humeral Artery And The Deep Brachial Artery: Clinical Importance Of The VariationAlexandar IlievLazar MitrovGeorgi P. GeorgievA case of an unusual variation of the blood supply of an upper limb is presented. During a routine anatomical dissection, it was found that the posterior circumflex humeral artery had an unusual course and branching. It arose as a branch of the brachial artery, not the axillary one, and it did not accompany the axillary nerve. It ran under the lower border of the teres major muscle instead of passing through the lateral axillary foramen, then followed its usual course around the surgical neck of the humerus, supplying the deltoid muscle. It was also found that instead of arising from the brachial artery, the deep brachial artery arose from the posterior circumflex humeral artery. Variations are reported and their clinical relevance is discussed.https://jbcr.arphahub.com/article/34402/download/pdf/posterior circumflex humeral arterydeep brachial
spellingShingle Alexandar Iliev
Lazar Mitrov
Georgi P. Georgiev
A Variation In The Origin And Course Of The Posterior Circumflex Humeral Artery And The Deep Brachial Artery: Clinical Importance Of The Variation
Journal of Biomedical & Clinical Research
posterior circumflex humeral artery
deep brachial
title A Variation In The Origin And Course Of The Posterior Circumflex Humeral Artery And The Deep Brachial Artery: Clinical Importance Of The Variation
title_full A Variation In The Origin And Course Of The Posterior Circumflex Humeral Artery And The Deep Brachial Artery: Clinical Importance Of The Variation
title_fullStr A Variation In The Origin And Course Of The Posterior Circumflex Humeral Artery And The Deep Brachial Artery: Clinical Importance Of The Variation
title_full_unstemmed A Variation In The Origin And Course Of The Posterior Circumflex Humeral Artery And The Deep Brachial Artery: Clinical Importance Of The Variation
title_short A Variation In The Origin And Course Of The Posterior Circumflex Humeral Artery And The Deep Brachial Artery: Clinical Importance Of The Variation
title_sort variation in the origin and course of the posterior circumflex humeral artery and the deep brachial artery clinical importance of the variation
topic posterior circumflex humeral artery
deep brachial
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