Gantzer of flexor pollicis longus – a culprit in Kiloh-Nevin syndrome

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Incidence and morphology of the accessory head of the flexor pollicis longus muscle (Gantzer`s muscle) in a Turkish population.

OBJECTIVE To present the incidence, morphology, and the relationships of the accessory head of the flexor pollicis longus (Gantzer`s) muscle (AHFPL) in a recent Turkish population. METHODS The study was performed on 52 upper extremities of 26 adult Turkish cadavers in the Department of Anatomy, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey in 2005. In our dissections, the prevalence and a...

Bilateral accessory flexor muscle of the forearm giving rise to a variant head of the first lumbrical

Introduction Accessory flexor muscles in the forearm were first reported by Gantzer in 1813 [1]. These small accessory muscles typically arise from the medial arm and forearm [2] and the deep surface of the flexor digitorum superficialis [3]. Gantzer muscles insert via thin tendons into the tendon of the flexor pollicis longus, digitorum superficialis, or flexor digitorum profundus [2–4]. Here,...

Tendon Transfer in Congenital Deficiency of Flexor Pollicis Longus

Anterior Interosseous Nerve Syndrome

Anterior interosseous nerve syndrome (Kiloh-Nevin Syndrome) is the triad of weakness of the flexor pollicis longus, the flexor digitorum profundus of the index finger, and the pronator quadratus. It is a manifestation of neuropathy affecting either the anterior interosseous nerve itself (anterior interosseous neuropathy) or its fascicles more proximally within the median nerve or brachial plexu...