title: [The accessory tendon of the flexor pollicis longus].
abstract: The slender accessory tendon of the flexor pollicis longus muscle is described. It is found in 10 to 54% of the cases of trigger thumb, but approximately in the same frequency in the normal thumb too. A literature review of the incidence and genesis is presented.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Handchirurgie und Plastische Chirurgie, Kliniken Dr. Erler GmbH Nürnberg.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wulle
mesh_terms: D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013933:Thumb / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*