title: Gantzer muscles and their applied aspects: an exceptional finding.
abstract: Anatomical variations are typically more common in the extensor compartment of the forearm, but uncommon in the flexor compartment. The presence of such anatomical anomalies is not usually noticed until the normal functions of an individual become hindered, or when these anomalies become a surgical problem. During routine dissection curriculum, we encountered a rare finding of bilateral Gantzer muscles in a cadaver. We describe the relationship between the Gantzer muscle and anterior interosseous nerve syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Government Medical Science and Research Institute, Uttarakhand, India. alok.sxna@gmail.com
authors.forename: Alok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: Kishore Kumar
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Vidya
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Parshuram
authors.forename: Amal Rani
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004210:Dissection; D005542:Forearm / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000294:innervation; D006801:Humans; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000294:innervation