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Rao M, Somayaji SN, et al. Separate Belly and Tendon of Flexor Digitorum Superficialis to the Fifth Digit. Oman Med J. 2011;26(6):e027doi: 10.5001/omj.2011.120.
Rao, M., Somayaji, S. N., Mishra, S., Guru, A., & Rao, A. (2011). Separate Belly and Tendon of Flexor Digitorum Superficialis to the Fifth Digit. Oman medical journal, 26(6), e027. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2011.120
Rao, Mohandas. "Separate Belly and Tendon of Flexor Digitorum Superficialis to the Fifth Digit." Oman medical journal vol. 26,6 (2011): e027. doi: https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2011.120
Rao M, Somayaji SN, Mishra S, Guru A, Rao A. Separate Belly and Tendon of Flexor Digitorum Superficialis to the Fifth Digit. Oman Med J. 2011 Nov;26(6):e027. doi: 10.5001/omj.2011.120. PMID: 28861181; PMCID: PMC5559622.
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Oman Med J. 2011 Nov;26(6):e027. doi: 10.5001/omj.2011.120.

Separate Belly and Tendon of Flexor Digitorum Superficialis to the Fifth Digit.

Oman medical journal

Mohandas Rao, S Nagabhushana Somayaji, Snigdha Mishra, Anitha Guru, Ashutosh Rao

Affiliations

  1. Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India.
  2. Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, AIMST University, Kedah, Malaysia.

PMID: 28861181 PMCID: PMC5559622 DOI: 10.5001/omj.2011.120

Abstract

Variation in the origin of long flexor tendons in the anterior compartment of forearm is common. During routine cadaveric dissection at Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), we observed a separate muscle belly and tendon of flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) to the fifth digit in the right upper limb of a 60 year-old male cadaver. The anomalous muscle belly originated from the common flexor tendon from the medial epicondyle of the humerus and continued as a thin tendon at the middle of the forearm to get inserted into the middle phalanx of the fifth digit. This can be considered as a case of split flexor digitorum superficialis. Such muscle variations and knowledge of their frequency, appearance, and location can be helpful for surgeons.

Keywords: Carpal tunnel; Digiti minimi; Flexor digitorum superficialis; Forearm flexors; Tendon transfer

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