"Ulnar Artery" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The larger of the two terminal branches of the brachial artery, beginning about one centimeter distal to the bend of the elbow. Like the RADIAL ARTERY, its branches may be divided into three groups corresponding to their locations in the forearm, wrist, and hand.
| Descriptor ID |
D017535
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.114.920
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| Concept/Terms |
Ulnar Artery- Ulnar Artery
- Arteries, Ulnar
- Artery, Ulnar
- Ulnar Arteries
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ulnar Artery" by people in Profiles.
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Carter Y, Bennett DJ, Molla V, Wink AE, Collins AJ, Giannaris EL. A case of distal limb arterial tortuosity and dilation: observations and potential clinical significance. Folia Morphol (Warsz). 2022; 81(3):791-797.
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Cohen-Kashi KJ, Leeman J, Rothkopf I, Rothkopf DM. Traumatic ulnar artery aneurysm secondary to basketball dunk: a case report and review. Vascular. 2012 Apr; 20(2):96-9.
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Rothkopf DM, Chu B, Gonzalez F, Borah G, Ashmead D, Dunn R. Radial and ulnar artery repairs: assessing patency rates with color Doppler ultrasonographic imaging. J Hand Surg Am. 1993 Jul; 18(4):626-8.