Digital neural loops - a common anatomical surprise

J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2025 Jan 16:17531934251313975. doi: 10.1177/17531934251313975. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

In a recent operation, we unexpectedly encountered a digital neural loop in the palm. To our surprise we found out that these have a high prevalence but a survey that we carried out showed that there is a low clinical awareness of them.Level of evidence: V.

Keywords: Anatomical anomaly; anatomical variant; digital artery anatomy; digital nerve anatomy; digital nerve penetration; neural loop.