Palmaris Longus Muscle's Prevalence in Different Nations and Interesting Anatomical Variations: Review of the Literature.
The prevalence of the palmaris longus (PL) muscle varies more than any other muscle in the human body. Its absence across the world ranges between 1.5% and 63.9%. It presents with many different anomalies, discovered either clinically, intraoperatively or after anatomical examination of cadavers. This paper includes recent studies and reports about the presence and variations of the PL muscle, thereby illustrating the differences between ethnic groups, as well as emphasizing the different ways of finding it, during daily clinical and surgical practice.
Laboratory of Anatomy in the Department of Physical Education and Sports Medicine (Serres), Aristotele University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Dimitriou
D
Ioannis
Department of Surgery, "Agios Dimitrios" General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Katsourakis
K
Anastasios
Department of Anatomy, Medical School, Aristotele University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Natsis
N
Konstantinos
Laboratory of Anatomy in the Department of Physical Education and Sports Medicine (Serres), Aristotele University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Kostretzis
K
Lazaros
Laboratory of Anatomy in the Department of Physical Education and Sports Medicine (Serres), Aristotele University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Noussios
N
Georgios
Absence; Agenesis; Anatomical anomalies; Anatomical variations; Palmaris longus; Presence