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

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,...

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Comstock observed chronic tenosynovitis due to variant connection between flexor pollicis longus and flexor

The accessory heads of the deep flexors of the forearm (Gantzer’s muscles) have been described as two different small bellies which insert either into flexor pollicis longus (FPL) or flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) [1]. It is not surprising to find that there are many variations in the manner in which the FPL and the FDP are combined, because both have a common phylogenic derivation from the p...

Gantzer muscle. An anatomical study.

OBJECTIVE The relationship of Gantzer muscle to the median and anterior interosseous nerve is debated. METHODS Ìn an anatomical study with 80 limbs from 40 cadavers the incidence, origin, insertion, nerve supply and relations of Gantzer muscle have been documented. RESULTS The muscle was found in 54 forearms (68% of limbs) and was supplied by the anterior interosseous nerve. It arose from t...

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

Introduction Muscle anatomic variants are commonly encountered as serendipitous findings during surgery or routine dissections in medical schools. These variants may consist of absence of a muscle, supernumerary muscles, deviation from the normal course, or an unusual origin or insertion. While most such findings help adding to a compendium of variations for future academic dialogue, a mass eff...