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%.
The maxillary nerve also passes through the cavernous sinus. In general, it supplies the teeth of the maxilla, skin from the lower eyelid above to the superior aspect of the mouth below, as well as the nasal cavity and the paranasal sinuses. The specific branches of the maxillary nerve are as follows: 1. Middle meningeal branchâTo supply the dura. 2.