Open AccessAccessory flexor carpi ulnaris: case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Ian Pressney,
Bhavin Upadhyay,
Sherine Dewlett,
Michael Khoo,
Anastasia Fotiadou,
Asif Saifuddin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bjr case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2055-7159
DOI - 10.1259/bjrcr.20200010
Subject(s) - flexor carpi ulnaris , anatomy , forearm , medicine , extensor carpi ulnaris , ulnar nerve , flexor muscles , ulnar artery , surgery , elbow , artery , radial artery
Most of the accessory muscles of the forearm described in the radiology literature are located either in the radial aspect of the forearm or towards the hypothenar eminence. We present an unusual case of an ulnar-sided distal forearm accessory flexor carpi ulnaris muscle presenting as a “pseudotumour“ demonstrated with both ultrasound and MRI, rarely reported in the current surgical and anatomical literature. Given the location and relation to the ulnar nerve towards Guyon’s canal, the accessory muscle may also predispose to distal ulnar nerve entrapment.