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. 2013 Jul;2(4):533–542. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2013.07.10

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Relationships of the radial artery. This figure illustrates the relevant anatomy once the fascia overlying the RA pedicle is divided. The pertinent anatomy can be summarized by the phrase, “Two muscles, two nerves, and two branches”. The two muscles are the brachioradialis muscle and flexor carpi radialis muscle. The two nerves are the lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve and the superficial radial nerve. The two branches of the RA are the RRA and the superficial palmar artery. The superficial palmar artery is hidden from view in this illustration, as the surgeon should not encounter this vessel within the confines of the appropriately placed skin incision