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%.
1 The superior laryngeal artery accompanies the internal laryngeal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve, beneath the thyrohyoid muscle. 2  This artery branches from the superior thyroid artery near its bifurcation from the external carotid artery. The superior laryngeal artery accompanies the internal laryngeal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve, beneath the thyrohyoid muscle. 2  This artery branches from the superior thyroid artery near its bifurcation from the external carotid artery.