title: Anatomic Variations of the Flexor Carpi Radialis Brevis: A Report of Five Cases.
abstract: The flexor carpi radialis brevis (FCRB) is a rare, anomalous musculotendinous structure of the wrist. Here, we report five cases of FCRB in a consecutive series of 123 distal radius fractures that were repaired by using volar locking plates.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagasaki Prefecture Tsushima Izuhara Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.affiliation: † Center of Trauma, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagasaki Prefecture Tsushima Izuhara Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Satomura
authors.affiliation: ‡ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishiko
authors.affiliation: § Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ajiki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001860:Bone Plates; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies
keywords: Anomalous muscle; Flexor carpi radialis brevis; Underdeveloped pronator quadratus