The flexor carpi radialis brevis muscle: an anomalous flexor of the wrist and hand. A case report.
The incidental finding of an aberrant wrist flexor is reported. This anomalous muscle was identified during surgical reconstruction for a distal radius fracture malunion. Distal and proximal dissection showed an independent, well-formed muscle belly with no interconnections to adjacent structures. A review of the literature yielded a report of these findings in cadaveric specimens; here we give a description in a living person.
Kang
Lana
L
Division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA. kangl@hss.edu <kangl@hss.edu>
Carter
Timothy
T
Wolfe
Scott W
SW
D017759:Fractures, Malunited / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000601:surgery