Separate Belly and Tendon of Flexor Digitorum Superficialis to the Fifth Digit.

نویسندگان

  • Mohandas Rao
  • S Nagabhushana Somayaji
  • Snigdha Mishra
  • Anitha Guru
  • Ashutosh Rao
چکیده

Variation in the origin of long flexor tendons in the anterior compartment of forearm is common. During routine cadaveric dissection at Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), we observed a separate muscle belly and tendon of flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) to the fifth digit in the right upper limb of a 60 year-old male cadaver. The anomalous muscle belly originated from the common flexor tendon from the medial epicondyle of the humerus and continued as a thin tendon at the middle of the forearm to get inserted into the middle phalanx of the fifth digit. This can be considered as a case of split flexor digitorum superficialis. Such muscle variations and knowledge of their frequency, appearance, and location can be helpful for surgeons.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Oman medical journal

دوره 26 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011