title: [Bilateral reversed palmaris longus muscle--a rare cause of peripheral median nerve compression syndrome. Case report].
abstract: A rare case of median nerve compression syndrome outside the carpal tunnel in the distal forearm is reported. A 21-year-old man suffered while working from symptoms of temporary median nerve compression in both forearms; this was caused by hypertrophy of reversed palmaris longus muscles. Resection of the abnormal muscle bellies relieved the symptoms immediately. Only ten similar cases have been reported in the literature, and this is the first case with bilateral symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Innenstadt, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giunta
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Brunner
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wilhelm
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D009132:Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities*; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Bilateraler reverser Musculus palmaris longus--seltene Ursache eines peripheren N.-medianus-Kompressionssyndroms. Fallbericht.