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Presence Of Anamalous Extensor Muscles On The Dorsum Of The Hand
Author(s) -
Singh Keerti,
Donnahue Dennie,
Rao Suresh
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.821.3
Subject(s) - anatomy , dorsum , tendon , medicine , cadaver , index finger , hand muscles , soft tissue , surgery
The presence of accessory muscle bellies and tendons in the hand is of great interest to the hand surgeons. This knowledge can be borne in mind while performing hand surgeries, tendon rerouting or transplants. These extra muscles often present as a ganglion, soft tissue tumor or mass in the hand which could be quite misleading to the surgeon. In the present paper we are reporting two cases of accessory muscles found on the dorsum of hand, which were encountered while performing routine dissections of cadavers for undergraduate students. Case I: a short muscle was found on the dorsum of the hand which was inserted to the index finger (extensor digitorum manus brevis). Case II: an extra muscle was found arising deep to the extensor digitorum (EDC) which was inserted to the middle finger (extensor medii propius). Grant Funding Source University