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An Immunohistochemical Study of Palmar and Plantar Digital Nerves
Abstract
We present a qualitative and semi-quantitative description of palmar and plantar digital nerves obtained from cadavers prepared for routine class dissection. The fingertips of the three most functionally important and sensitive digits, namely thumb, index and middle fingers, received more myelinated axons than those of the ring and little fingers. In both palmar and plantar nerves the numbers of myelin basic protein (MBP)-positive myelinated axons decreased proximodistally along each digit and also from thumb to little finger and hallux to little toe respectively. Our results suggest that there are up to ten times more myelinated axons in palmar digital nerves than in plantar nerves.
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- Authors
- AUPLISH, S., & HALL, S.
- Affiliations
- Guy's Hospital (GB)
- ORCID
- HALL, S.
- Venue
- Journal of Hand Surgery
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1998-02
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 6-11
- ISSN
- 0266-7681 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2063307531
- Cited by
- 9
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 0.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Anatomy › Classical Anatomy and Histology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
- Keywords
- palmar digital nerves, plantar digital nerve, myelinated axons, myelin basic protein, axon density, hand anatomy, cadaveric dissection
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Axons, Cadaver, Myelin Basic Protein, Female, Fingers, Foot, Hand, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Male, S100 Proteins, Peripheral Nerves, Toes
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