Vol 67, No 2 (2008)
Case report
Published online: 2008-03-06
Failure of palmaris longus muscle duplication and its clinical application
Folia Morphol 2008;67(2):150-153.
Abstract
A case of failure of palmaris longus muscle duplication was found in the left
forearm of a male cadaver. Specifically, two distinct palmaris longus muscles had
failed to separate, and were united from the medial epicondyle to the palmar
aponeurosis. We studied the exact morphology of the abnormal muscle, which,
to our knowledge, has not been reported elsewhere in the literature. It also
provided data for palmaris longus muscle morphology and may have clinical
implications, as the knowledge of such an anomalous muscle should be useful
for hand surgeons and radiologists.
(Folia Morphol 2008: 67: 150–153)
(Folia Morphol 2008: 67: 150–153)
Keywords: palmaris longusduplicationfailurevariation