Some anatomical characteristics of blood vessels of fresh Tam Hoang chicken wings for application in supermicrosurgery training

  • Vũ Mạnh Hùng Bệnh viện Trung ương Quân đội 108
  • Nguyễn Huy Cảnh Bệnh viện Trung ương Quân đội 108
  • Hoàng Thị Thanh Xuân Bệnh viện Trung ương Quân đội 108
  • Đỗ Thị Ngân Bệnh viện Trung ương Quân đội 108

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Supermicrosurgery, chicken wing model

Abstract

Objective: To describe some anatomical characteristics of blood vessels of fresh Tam Hoang chicken wings for application in supermicrosurgery training. Subject and method: A cross-sectional, prospective descriptive study on 30 fresh adult Tam Hoang chicken wings, blood vessels including: Radial artery, deep brachial artery, collateral radial artery, collateral ulnar artery, ventral metacarpal artery, superficial branch of ulnar artery, deep ulnar vein, deep brachial vein, collateral radial vein, collateral ulnar vein, medial subcutaneous vein, lateral subcutaneous vein. Result: A total of 360 blood vessels had constant anatomical characteristics such as origin, path, and end. All blood vessels in the study had an average external diameter of less than 0.8mm. The deep ulnar vein had the largest average external diameter (0.75 ± 0.12mm), the superficial branch of the ulnar artery had the smallest average external diameter (0.26 ± 0.07mm). The radial artery had the longest average length (64.73 ± 4.05mm), the deep brachial artery had the shortest average length (24.53 ± 2.53mm). The average distance between two consecutive side branches was longest on the deep ulnar vein (14.07 ± 2.23mm), shortest on the medial subcutaneous vein (6.69 ± 0.96mm). Conclusion: The model of blood vessels on the chicken wing has anatomical characteristics suitable for supermicrosurgery training.

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