Comment on "Acupuncture Point "Hegu" (LI4) is Close to the Vascular Branch from the Superficial Branch of the Radial Nerve"

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anatomy, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, 1-1 Yazakokarimata, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan.
² Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Health Science, Suzuka University of Medical Science, 1001-1 Kishioka, Suzuka, Mie, Japan.
³ Department of Anatomy, Division of Basic Medical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
⁴ Department of Anatomy, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan.
⁵ Department of Anatomy II, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Kahoku, Ishikawa, Japan.

Comment

Kanae Umemoto et al. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2021.

. 2021 Dec 21:2021:9857079.

doi: 10.1155/2021/9857079. eCollection 2021.

¹ Department of Anatomy, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, 1-1 Yazakokarimata, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan.
² Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Health Science, Suzuka University of Medical Science, 1001-1 Kishioka, Suzuka, Mie, Japan.
³ Department of Anatomy, Division of Basic Medical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
⁴ Department of Anatomy, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan.
⁵ Department of Anatomy II, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Kahoku, Ishikawa, Japan.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Acupuncture Point "Hegu" (LI4) Is Close to the Vascular Branch from the Superficial Branch of the Radial Nerve.
Umemoto K, Naito M, Tano K, Terayama H, Koike T, Ohmichi M, Ohmichi Y, Sakabe K, Nakano T. Umemoto K, et al. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2019 Jun 25;2019:6879076. doi: 10.1155/2019/6879076. eCollection 2019. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2019. PMID: 31341499 Free PMC article.

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