Use of the tendon of the palmaris longus muscle in surgical procedures: study on cadavers.
OBJECTIVE
Demonstrate that the tendon of palmar long can be estimated in relation to its length and width before using it as a graft in surgical procedure.


METHODS
There were examined 60 forearms of 30 corpses of black ethnicity; measure the length and width of the tendon of the palmaris longus muscle and compared the length of the forearm.


RESULTS
There are notes their absence unilateral right in two female corpses. The medium length and width were more or less respectively 11.9, 15.2 mm and 4.1 + 1.5 mm. The total average forearm length of 275.4 was more or less 17.9 mm.


CONCLUSIONS
There is a significant relationship between the length of the tendon and the length of the forearm; so we can evaluate the size of the tendon of the palmaris longus muscle when it is necessary to use it for grafts. Levels of Evidence IV, Case series.
Hand Surgery Clinic of Hospital do Servidor Publico Municipal (HSPM) - São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Luiz Carlos
LC
Angelini Júnior
Sports Medicine of the Department of Orthopedics of Escola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) - São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Felipe Berdelli
FB
Angelini
School of Medicine of Universidade Metropolitana de Santos - Santos, SP, Brazil.
Bruna Craveiro
BC
de Oliveira
School of Medicine of Universidade Metropolitana de Santos - Santos, SP, Brazil.
Sonia Aparecida
SA
Soares
School of Medicine of Universidade Metropolitana de Santos - Santos, SP, Brazil.
Luiz Carlos
LC
Angelini
School of Medicine of Universidade Metropolitana de Santos - Santos, SP, Brazil.
Richard Halti
RH
Cabral
Cadaver; Microsurgery; Muscle