The supra condylar process (spur) is a curved spinous process that
projects from the anteromedial surface of distal part of the shaft of humerus
noticed during the routine osteology discussion for students. A fibrous band,
the ligament of struthers connects the process with the medial epicondyle which
occasionally compresses the median nerve and brachial artery and becomes a
clinically significant anatomical variation. A wide knowledge about its morphology,
incidence and clinical implications are very important for the radiologists,
orthopaedicians, anaesthesiologists and surgeons during image interpretation,
diagnosis and treatment of a supracondylar process syndrome. - See more at:
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