Medial Supracondylar Ridge Anatomy in 3D

A ridge on the lower humerus. The Brachial Artery and Median Nerve pass just inside this ridge; a "Supracondylar Fracture" here is an emergency because it can cut off blood to the hand (Volkmann's Contracture).

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