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Reversed palmaris longus muscle: a report of two cases

The palmaris longus muscle is the most superficial muscle of the volar forearm which demonstrates significant anatomical variance. A reversed palmaris longus muscle is one such variant. Here we discuss two cases in which reversed palmaris longus was postulated as a cause of wrist discomfort.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Twoon, Mark, Jones, Christopher David, Foley, Jon, Davidson, Dominique
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5532760/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28804743
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23320885.2017.1353424
Descripción
Sumario:The palmaris longus muscle is the most superficial muscle of the volar forearm which demonstrates significant anatomical variance. A reversed palmaris longus muscle is one such variant. Here we discuss two cases in which reversed palmaris longus was postulated as a cause of wrist discomfort.