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Flexor Carpi Radialis Brevis: An Unusual Anomalous Muscle of the Wrist

During imaging studies or surgical procedures, anomalous forearm and wrist muscles are occasionally encountered. Among them, the flexor carpi radialis brevis is very rare. Because the trend is growing toward treating distal radius fractures with volar plating, the flexor carpi radialis brevis is wor...

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Autores principales: Lee, Yoon-Min, Song, Seok-Whan, Sur, Yoo-Joon, Ahn, Chi-Young
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Orthopaedic Association 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4143527/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25177465
http://dx.doi.org/10.4055/cios.2014.6.3.361
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Sumario:During imaging studies or surgical procedures, anomalous forearm and wrist muscles are occasionally encountered. Among them, the flexor carpi radialis brevis is very rare. Because the trend is growing toward treating distal radius fractures with volar plating, the flexor carpi radialis brevis is worth knowing. Here, we report two cases with a review of the literature.