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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12710/27054
Title: Topographic and morphometric features of the axillary artery
Authors: Zorina, Zinovia
Babuci, Angela
Bîtca, Tatiana
Botnari, Tatiana
Botnaru, Doina
Keywords: axillary artery;morphometric parameters;median nerve;catheterization
Issue Date: 2024
Publisher: CEP Medicina
Citation: ZORINA, Zinovia, BABUCI, Angela, BÎTCA, Tatiana, et al. Topographic and morphometric features of the axillary artery. In: Cells and Tissues Transplantation. Actualities and Perspectives: the materials of the nat. scientific conf. with internat. particip., the 2nd ed. Chisinau, March 29-30th 2024: [abstracts]. Chişinău: CEP Medicina, 2024, p. 44. ISBN 978-9975-82-366-1.
Abstract: Background. Due to its large diameter and low risk of thrombosis, the axillary artery (AA) is lately used in carrying out the coronary angiography. Taking into consideration that the distal portion of the AA is the most frequently punctuated, among the complications that may occur at that level during its catheterization is the median nerve injury. The topographical relations of the median nerve towards the axillary artery and its morphometric parameters depending on gender were studied. Materials and methods. It is a retrospective, descriptive study. The study group included 70 upper limbs taken from formalized adult human cadavers of both genders (37 males and 33 females), aged between 61-80 years, selected from the Department of anatomy and clinical anatomy of Nicolae Testemitanu SUMPh. By anatomical dissection, the syntopy of the AA in relation to the adjacent neurovascular elements was studied. For the measurements of the axillary artery dimensions, an anatomical probe with measuring units, a ruler, a protractor and a vernier caliper were used. The length of the axillary artery, its proximal and distal external diameters (ED), were determined. Results. The mean length of the axillary artery was 9.2±0.16 cm and the median was 9.0 cm; in males (M) the mean length was 9.7±0.19 cm, in females (F) – 8.6±0.21 cm. The proximal ED of AA was 6.13±0.13 mm, the median – 6.0 mm; M – 6.54±0.17 mm, F – 5.67± 0.15 mm. The distal ED of AA had a mean of 5.52±0.11 mm, the median – 5.50 mm; M – 5.82±0.16 mm, F – 5.17±0.13 mm. At the level of union of the median nerve roots, the nerve was positioned anterolaterally to the axillary artery in 81.4% (51.4%/30% – male/female), medial to it – in 15.8% (4.4%/11.4% – male/female) and anteriorly to the brachial artery – in 2.8% of females. Conclusions. The morphometric indices of the axillary artery in males had higher values than in females. The median nerve was most frequently positioned anterolaterally to the axillary artery, predominantly in males, and medial to it – predominantly in females. The relations of the median nerve towards axillary artery and knowledge of its dimensions are of great clinical significance for both surgeons and imaging specialists.
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: Cells and tissues transplantation. Actualities and perspectives. The 2-nd edition. Chisinau, March 29-30th 2024
URI: http://repository.usmf.md/handle/20.500.12710/27054
ISBN: 978-9975-82-366-1
Appears in Collections:The Materials of the National Scientific Conference with International Participation, the 2nd edition, Chisinau, March 29-30th 2024: [Abstracts]

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