Anomalous bilateral contribution of extensor pollicis longus and muscle fusion of the first compartment of the wrist

Knowledge of the anatomical variations of the muscles of the first dorsal compartments of the wrist is clinically relevant to De Quervain's tenosynovitis and to reconstructive surgeries. In the literature, there are many reports of the presence of multiple insertion tendons in the first dorsal...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo César Rosa, Kennedy Martinez de Oliveira, Jorge Alfredo Léo, Bruno Adriano Borges Elias, Paulo Ricardo dos Santos, Hildemberg Agostinho Rocha de Santiago
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2016-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162016000200235&lng=en&tlng=en