A combined variation of Palmaris longus and Flexor digitorum superficialis: Case report and review of literature

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• 作者：A. Bernardes ^{antoniojbernardes@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; C. Melo ; ^{catarinajmcmelo@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; S. Pinheiro
• 关键词：Anatomic variations ; Forearm ; Palmaris longus muscle ; Flexor digitorum superficialis muscle
• 刊名：Morphologie
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：100
• 期：331
• 页码：245-249
• 全文大小：983 K

文摘

The muscles of the anterior compartment of the forearm often exhibit anatomic variations. During dissection of the upper right limb of a preserved cadaver, morphological variations in the Palmaris longus and Flexor digitorum superficialis muscles were found. The Palmaris longus muscular fibers converged to a tendon that passed beneath the Flexor retinaculum, and inserted at the base of the middle phalanx of the fourth digit, replacing the tendon of Flexor digitorum superficialis. The Flexor digitorum superficialis was divided into two muscular heads: a digastric medial head giving tendons to the second and fifth digits, and a lateral head giving one tendon to the third digit. All these tendons were inserted in the respective digits by two bundles between which were located the tendon of the Flexor digitorum profundus muscle. Variations of flexor muscles must be documented because of their clinical significance and their potential use of these muscles in orthopaedic and reconstructive surgery.