ASPECTS OF THE НUMAN SUPERFICIAL PALMAR ARCH FORMATION IN NEWBORNS

Introduction: The superficial palmar arch is believed to be the main in the hand circulation. Changes in the superficial palmar arch formation are of great clinical interest, especially in hand surgery. Aim of study: to examine principles of the superficial arch formation in newborns. Material and methods: the study included 120 hands of newborn human cadavers. Topography of the superficial palmar arch was studied by macro- and micropreparation and variations were noted. Results: among the observed cadavers 55.9% of hands had the classic anatomy of the superficial palmar arch and the variant patterns were revealed in 44.1%. 22.5% of cases showed complete variant palmar arch and in 21.6% of hands it was incomplete. Conclusions: the present study had provided details about the newborn superficial palmar arch formation.