title: The incidence of a palmaris longus tendon in patients with Dupuytren's disease.
abstract: The incidence of a palmaris longus tendon in patients with Dupuytren's disease is significantly greater than in a control group with normal hands (p = 0.014). If a patient has a palmaris longus tendon, then there is a highly significant chance of Dupuytren's disease developing in that hand (p less than 0.001).
mesh_terms: D004387:Dupuytren Contracture / Q000473:pathology*; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology*