supracondylar process of humerus (supraepicondylar process)
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Introduction
An occasional spine projecting from the anteromedial surface of the humerus ca. 5cm above the medial epicondyle to which it is joined by a fibrous band.
- results in the formation of supracondylar foramen that transmits the brachial artery & median nerve
More general terms
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.