Open AccessAnatomical variation of abductor pollicis longus in Indian population
Author(s) -
Jerina Tewari,
Pranaya Mishra,
Sujit Kumar Trıpathy
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.164038
Subject(s) - medicine , cadaveric spasm , tendon , wrist , anatomy , carpal bones , subluxation , orthopedic surgery , population , thumb , carpometacarpal joint , tenosynovitis , metacarpal bones , cadaver , surgery , osteoarthritis , alternative medicine , environmental health , pathology
Many authors have reported the anatomical variation of abductor pollicis longus (APL) around the wrist and its association with de Quervain tenosynovitis (DQT), first carpo-metacarpal arthritis, and trapezio-metacarpal subluxation. From Indian subcontinent, there is only one original article and a few case reports on the variability of APL tendon insertion.