31. The artery is in between the median nerve and the tendon of the biceps muscle in the cubital fossa. 32. This type of transfer is the preferred method for median nerve palsy when both strength and motion are required. 33. More recent literature collectively diagnose median nerve palsy occurring from the elbow to the forearm as pronator teres syndrome. 34. Median nerve injuries are associated with difficulty flexing the index and middle finger when attempting to make a fist.35. This approach passes the Flexor pollicis longus and Palmaris longus and leaves the Median nerve and Radial artery protected. 36. Distally, the median nerve crosses the medial side of the brachial artery and lies anterior to the elbow joint. 37. Additionally, depending on the type of trauma other nerves may be affected such as the median nerve and axillary nerves. 38. The most common problem is carpal tunnel syndrome caused by compression of the median nerve by swelling around the wrist. 39. This feature of the median nerve can help separate carpal tunnel syndrome from thoracic outlet syndrome, or pronator teres syndrome. 40. It travels in a plane between the biceps and triceps muscles, the same as the median nerve and basilic vein.
