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Two-headed extensor digitorum longus with coexisting additional tendinous slips
Affiliations- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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Abstract
The extensor digitorum longus is a source of much anatomic variation, mostly related with extra tendinous slips or their unusual insertions. This report describes a new configuration of the extensor digitorum longus with two heads and two main tendons which bifurcate into five slips. These slips undergo further divisions and establish connections between the each other. Our findings provide a greater insight into the intricacies of human morphology.
Abstract
The extensor digitorum longus is a source of much anatomic variation, mostly related with extra tendinous slips or their unusual insertions. This report describes a new configuration of the extensor digitorum longus with two heads and two main tendons which bifurcate into five slips. These slips undergo further divisions and establish connections between the each other. Our findings provide a greater insight into the intricacies of human morphology.
Keywords
extensor digitorum longus, double-head, variation, variant, tendinous slip, additional tendon, muscle belly
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Two-headed extensor digitorum longus with coexisting additional tendinous slips
Journal
Issue
Vol 83, No 1 (2024): Folia Morphologica
Article type
Case report
Pages
231-234
Published online
2023-03-22
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Bibliographic record
Folia Morphol 2024;83(1):231-234.
Keywords
extensor digitorum longus
double-head
variation
variant
tendinous slip
additional tendon
muscle belly
Authors
Andrzej Węgiel
Nicol Zielinska
Łukasz Gołek
Łukasz Olewnik
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