title: [Median nerve--compression syndrome caused by atypical palm muscle].
abstract: A compression syndrome of the median nerve was caused by an atypical M. flexor digiti indicis in the palmar area and carpal tunnel. Apart from its anomalous anatomy, this muscle showed an abnormal histological structure. A persistent median artery was also seen in the carpal canal.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001158:Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Nervus medianus--Kompressionssyndrom durch atypischen Hohlhandmuskel.