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Address for Correspondence: Dr. Rajasri Chunder, Associate Professor, Department Of Anatomy, Jagannath Gupta Institute Of Medical Sciences And Hospital, K.P Mondal Road, Buita, Budge Budge, Kolkata 700137, India. E-Mail: [email protected] Background: Communications between nerves are relatively common, and individual variations in their anatomical organization have been described in various studies. Knowledge of the prevalence of such variations is necessary when establishing the diagnosis of neuropathies and surgical landmarks. This study has as purpose to report the incidence, type, topography of the presence of median and ulnar nerve communication in the forearm Materials and Methods: Anatomical dissection of 30 forearms procured from 15 formalin preserved cadavers was carried out in the Department of Anatomy, K.P.C Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata to demonstrate the incidence, type, topography of the anastomotic branch and the length was measured with a measuring tape. A photograph of the anomaly was also taken. Results: The anastomosis was found in only two cases (6.6 %). Both the cases the communication was unilateral. Conclusion: The Median and Ulnar nerve anastomosis has been extensively observed by anatomic and electromyographic studies. Understanding the existence of this variation, its location and its possible presentation is important to help physicians and hand surgeons to understand both anatomic variations and paradoxical complaints of sensory and motor loss of patients.