Early recognition and proper treatment of the following main finger infections will help prevent most of the serious outcomes. 1  Paronychia: A paronychia is an infection of the finger that involves the tissue at the edges of the fingernail.
Of surgical importance is the relationship of the maxillary artery to the lateral pterygoid muscle. The maxillary artery was found medial to the lateral pterygoid muscle in 30.5% of 180 dissections and lateral to the lateral pterygoid in 69.5%.
In the maxilla, the inferior wall of the infraorbital canal may be incomplete, and hence the infraorbital nerve is in contact with the mucosa of the maxillary sinus. In about 5% of skulls, the infraorbital groove is present as a canal. Two or more infraorbital foramina have been reported.