Bilateral Absence of Flexor Digitorum Superficialis (FDS) Tendon of the Little Finger: Clinical Significance.

Bilateral Absence of Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Tendon of the Little Finger: Clinical Significance

Clinical Assessment of the Congenital Absence of Palmaris Longus and Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Muscles in Young Saudi Population

Introduction. Congenital Palmaris Longus (PL) absence was found in 15%-20.25% of population globally. This condition and Flexor Digitorum Superficialis (FDS) tendon absence in little finger are not known in Saudi Arabia. We studied prevalence of PL and FDS agenesis in Saudi Arabian population. Methods. A random cross-sectional study was carried out after an ethical approval in the Riyadh univer...

An Anomaly of Flexor Muscles of the Fifth (Little) Finger of the Hand: An Anatomical Case Report

Various anomalies of the flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) and flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) muscles of the little finger have been reported in the literature. These include many variations of the FDS and FDP, such as absence of the little finger FDS tendon, aplasia of the FDP to the little finger, an accessory FDS to the little finger, doubling of the tendon, attachments to other superfi...

An unusual flexor of the little finger and ulnar nerve entrapment : a case report

Introduction The classic description of the flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) muscle states that, it arises by two heads, humero-ulnar and radial heads respectively and divides into four muscle bundles in the distal third of the forearm. The muscle bundles then form four separate tendons above the wrist and get inserted to the sides of the shaft of the middle phalanx of the medial four digit...

A New Examination Method for Anatomical Variations of the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis in the Little Finger

BACKGROUND Current examination methods to assess the anatomical variations of flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) tendon in the little finger necessitate a strong external force applied by the examiner and cause false negatives. A new examination method was designed to detect the variations more accurately. METHODS We examined the little fingers of 220 adult hands (110 subjects) by 2 methods...