IJCRRI Journ Cur Res ReInternational Journal of Current Research and ReviewI Journ Cur Res Re2231-21960975-5241Radiance Research Academy1008HealthcareREVIEW OF VARIATIONS OF RADIAL ARTERY MudirajNitin R.DhobaleManisha R.JoshiUttama U.16122013)2530This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 20092009This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

Radial artery is one of the smaller terminal branches of brachial artery which originates at the level of neck of radius. During routine dissection, a lot of variations in the arterial pattern of the upper limb were encountered which ignited our curiosity to review literature regarding the normal anatomy and variations of radial artery. There is marked difference in the arrangement of these arteries in different individuals as well as on the two sides of the body of same individual. Any of these may interfere in the clinical diagnosis and surgical management of a given case.

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