A Study on the supracondylar process of humerus- a case report.

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.