A Study on the Absence of Palmaris Longus in a MultiracialPopulation
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
;
: 26-28, 2007.
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em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-627372
ABSTRACT
Palmaris longus is a dispensable muscle with a long tendon which is very useful in reconstructive surgery. It is absent 2.8 to 24% of the population depending on the race/ethnicity studied. Four hundred and fifty healthy subjects (equally distributed among Malaysias 3 major ethnic groups) were clinically examined for the presence or absence of palmaris longus. This tendon was found to be absent unilaterally in 6.4% of study subjects, and bilaterally in 2.9% of study participants. Malays have a high preval
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Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
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2007
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