IJCRRI Journ Cur Res ReInternational Journal of Current Research and ReviewI Journ Cur Res Re2231-21960975-5241Radiance Research Academy1263HealthcareUNILATERAL ANATOMICAL VARIATION OF RADIAL ARTERY - CLINICAL IMPLICATION OF SUPERFICIAL RADIAL ARTERY UdayakumarPrabhaVinodhadeviD.A.Vijayakumar17072013)9394This 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.

The anatomical variations with respect to the origin of radial artery has been reported extensively in the literature. The incidence of superficial radial artery is 0.5% and associated with high origin of radial artery. Awareness about normal variation and the possibility of unilateral variation of radial artery course could prevent complications during intravenous and arterial cannulation in the upper limb.

Unilateral Anatomical variation Superficial Radial Artery Arterial cannulation