2012•Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand SurgeryOpen access

Anomalous muscle causing ulnar nerve compression at Guyon's canal

Georgios K. Paraskevas, Orestis Ioannidis, Dimitrios Εconomou

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We report a rare anatomical variation of an anomalous supernumerary muscle in a male cadaver. It was crossing Guyon's canal, superficial to the ulnar nerve and ulnar artery, and inserted into the aponeurosis of the little finger. This muscle could potentially cause entrapment of the ulnar nerve in Guyon's canal.

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We report a rare anatomical variation of an anomalous supernumerary muscle in a male cadaver. It was crossing Guyon's canal, superficial to the ulnar nerve and ulnar artery, and inserted into the aponeurosis of the little finger. This muscle could potentially cause entrapment of the ulnar nerve in Guyon's canal.

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We report a rare anatomical variation of an anomalous supernumerary muscle in a male cadaver. It was crossing Guyon's canal, superficial to the ulnar nerve and ulnar artery, and inserted into the aponeurosis of the little finger. This muscle could potentially cause entrapment of the ulnar nerve in Guyon's canal.

Key concepts: Ulnar nerve, Medicine, Anatomy, Ulnar artery, Cadaver, Supernumerary, Aponeurosis, Surgery

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