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Review
. 2015 Nov;7(11):825-30.
doi: 10.14740/jocmr2243w. Epub 2015 Sep 25.

Palmaris Longus Muscle's Prevalence in Different Nations and Interesting Anatomical Variations: Review of the Literature

Dimitriou Ioannis  1 , Katsourakis Anastasios  2 , Natsis Konstantinos  3 , Kostretzis Lazaros  1 , Noussios Georgios  1
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Palmaris Longus Muscle's Prevalence in Different Nations and Interesting Anatomical Variations: Review of the Literature

Dimitriou Ioannis et al. J Clin Med Res. 2015 Nov.

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Abstract

The prevalence of the palmaris longus (PL) muscle varies more than any other muscle in the human body. Its absence across the world ranges between 1.5% and 63.9%. It presents with many different anomalies, discovered either clinically, intraoperatively or after anatomical examination of cadavers. This paper includes recent studies and reports about the presence and variations of the PL muscle, thereby illustrating the differences between ethnic groups, as well as emphasizing the different ways of finding it, during daily clinical and surgical practice.

Keywords: Absence; Agenesis; Anatomical anomalies; Anatomical variations; Palmaris longus; Presence.

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