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Case Reports
. 2009;64(11):1133-5.
doi: 10.1590/S1807-59322009001100016.

An anomaly of flexor muscles of the fifth (little) finger of the hand: an anatomical case report

Ali Yilmaz, Cüneyt Bozer, Enis Uluçam, Oğuz Taşkinalp
Case Reports

An anomaly of flexor muscles of the fifth (little) finger of the hand: an anatomical case report

Ali Yilmaz et al. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2009.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Anterior aspect of the left forearm. FDS: flexor digitorum super-ficialis, FDP: flexor digitorum profundus. White arrow indicates the FDP tendon originating from the FDS muscle, and the black asterix indicates the intertendinous connection
Figure 2
Figure 2
Close view of the connection between the anomalous tendon and the FDP tendon to the ring finger. The white arrow indicates the FDP tendon originating from the FDS muscle, and the white asterix indicates the intertendinous connection
Figure 3
Figure 3
Anterior aspect of the left forearm. FDS: flexor digitorum super-ficialis, FDP: flexor digitorum profundus. Black arrow indicates the FDP tendon originating from the FDS muscle
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