A rare anatomic variation of the superficial palmar branch of the radial artery causing pain.

While a subcutaneous course of the SPBRA has been described before, we present an adolescent patient with this anatomical variation causing pain. Our specifically tailored treatment strategy consisting of arterial transposition by splitting of the abductor pollicis brevis muscle was efficient and feasible in our patient and hand surgeons should be aware of this anatomical variation.