Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8806838 | Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery | 2017 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
The aim of our paper was to provide comprehensive data on the prevalence of absence of palmaris longus muscle (PLM) and its anatomical characteristics and conduct two separate meta-analyses comparing cadaveric and functional studies while identifying variation among different ethnic groups. An extensive search was conducted through the major electronic databases to identify eligible articles. Data extracted included prevalence of absence of PLM among subjects, ethnicity, laterality, side, and gender. Our main findings revealed that the absence of PLM is more frequently reported in functional studies. Moreover, functional tests likely overestimated the absence of PLM and recommend future studies to assess the validity of functional tests and use an imaging assessment prior to excluding the use of a palmaris longus tendon graft in patients in whom a function test identified the absence of PLM.
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Authors
PrzemysÅaw A. PÄkala, Brandon Michael Henry, Jakub R. PÄkala, Bendik Skinningsrud, Jerzy A. Walocha, Mariusz Bonczar, Krzysztof A. Tomaszewski,