title: Bilateral congenital absence of flexor pollicis longus with thumb hypoplasia and thenar atrophy.
abstract: Congenital absence of flexor pollicis longus with or without associated anomalies of thenar muscles and thumb is of rare occurrence. Inability to flex the interphalangeal joint of the thumb and absent dorsal wrinkles and flexion creases of the thumb are important clues to the diagnosis. Routine radiography and cross-sectional imaging help to confirm and document the condition. This article presents an extremely rare case of bilateral congenital absence of flexor pollicis longus tendon with thumb hypoplasia and thenar atrophy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Employees' State Insurance Corporation Model Hospital, Sector-9A, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Employees' State Insurance Corporation Model Hospital, Sector-9A, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Harsha
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sehgal
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Shahina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bano
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Employees' State Insurance Corporation Model Hospital, Sector-9A, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Pranjali R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Parmar
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Employees' State Insurance Corporation Model Hospital, Sector-9A, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
keywords: Bilateral congenital anomaly; flexor pollicis longus; magnetic resonance imaging; thenar atrophy
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