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Palmaris longus muscle, absence of

MedGen UID:
357025
•Concept ID:
C1868661
•
Congenital Abnormality
Synonym: PALMARIS LONGUS MUSCLE, ABSENCE OF
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0008181
OMIM®: 167600

Clinical features

From HPO
Abnormality of the skeletal system
MedGen UID:
867418
•Concept ID:
C4021790
•
Anatomical Abnormality
An abnormality of the skeletal system.
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The possible relationship between the palmaris longus and joint hypermobility.
Demir CY
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2024 Apr;28(8):3202-3207. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202404_36048. PMID: 38708478
Anomalous retrogressive palmaris longus.
Sharma S, Sharma RS, Adole S, Dixit SG, Ghatak S
Ann Afr Med 2023 Oct-Dec;22(4):557-559. doi: 10.4103/aam.aam_35_22. PMID: 38358162Free PMC Article
Clinical assessment of absence of palmaris longus muscle and its association with ethnicity.
Javaid Q, Usmani A, Surti A
J Pak Med Assoc 2023 May;73(5):1029-1033. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.7362. PMID: 37218229
Determination of congenital absence of palmaris longus tendon with clinical examination and ultrasonography.
Fidan N, Turk AC, Yetis EUM, Yucesoy C
Surg Radiol Anat 2021 May;43(5):741-748. Epub 2020 Oct 29 doi: 10.1007/s00276-020-02597-2. PMID: 33123771
Palmaris Longus Muscle Variations: Clinical Significance and Proposal of New Classifications.
Georgiev GP, Iliev AA, Dimitrova IN, Kotov GN, Malinova LG, Landzhov BV
Folia Med (Plovdiv) 2017 Sep 1;59(3):289-297. doi: 10.1515/folmed-2017-0035. PMID: 28976893

Diagnosis

Anomalous retrogressive palmaris longus.
Sharma S, Sharma RS, Adole S, Dixit SG, Ghatak S
Ann Afr Med 2023 Oct-Dec;22(4):557-559. doi: 10.4103/aam.aam_35_22. PMID: 38358162Free PMC Article
Determination of congenital absence of palmaris longus tendon with clinical examination and ultrasonography.
Fidan N, Turk AC, Yetis EUM, Yucesoy C
Surg Radiol Anat 2021 May;43(5):741-748. Epub 2020 Oct 29 doi: 10.1007/s00276-020-02597-2. PMID: 33123771
Prevalence of Absence of Palmaris Longus and Its Association with Gender, Hand Dominance and Absence of FDS Tendon to Little Finger Among Malay Population.
Yong MW, Yusof N, Rampal L, Arumugam M
J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol 2017 Dec;22(4):484-489. doi: 10.1142/S021881041750054X. PMID: 29117832
Prevalence of palmaris longus agenesis in a hospital in Iran.
Abdolahzadeh Lahiji F, Ashoori K, Dahmardehei M
Arch Iran Med 2013 Mar;16(3):187-8. PMID: 23432173
Prevalence of the palmaris longus in relation to the hand dominance.
Erić M, Koprivčić I, Vučinić N, Radić R, Krivokuća D, Lekšan I, Selthofer R
Surg Radiol Anat 2011 Aug;33(6):481-4. Epub 2010 Nov 24 doi: 10.1007/s00276-010-0751-0. PMID: 21107568

Therapy

Degenerative trends of the palmaris longus muscle in a South African population.
Venter G, Van Schoor AN, Bosman MC
Clin Anat 2014 Mar;27(2):222-6. Epub 2013 Jan 29 doi: 10.1002/ca.22226. PMID: 23362128
The prevalence of absence of the palmaris longus: a study in Turkish population.
Kose O, Adanir O, Cirpar M, Kurklu M, Komurcu M
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2009 May;129(5):609-11. Epub 2008 Apr 17 doi: 10.1007/s00402-008-0631-9. PMID: 18418616

Prognosis

The incidence of palmaris longus in the heterogeneous Israeli population.
Cohen J, Silver N, Steinberg K, Simon C, Zinger G
J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2023 Jul;48(7):635-640. Epub 2023 Apr 18 doi: 10.1177/17531934231166865. PMID: 37070357Free PMC Article
Determination of congenital absence of palmaris longus tendon with clinical examination and ultrasonography.
Fidan N, Turk AC, Yetis EUM, Yucesoy C
Surg Radiol Anat 2021 May;43(5):741-748. Epub 2020 Oct 29 doi: 10.1007/s00276-020-02597-2. PMID: 33123771
Absence of the palmaris longus muscle: a population study.
Thompson NW, Mockford BJ, Cran GW
Ulster Med J 2001 May;70(1):22-4. PMID: 11428320Free PMC Article
The absent lateral canthal tendon: reconstruction using a Y graft of palmaris longus tendon.
Bachelor EP, Jobe RP
Ann Plast Surg 1980 Nov;5(5):362-8. doi: 10.1097/00000637-198011000-00006. PMID: 7458174

Clinical prediction guides

The possible relationship between the palmaris longus and joint hypermobility.
Demir CY
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2024 Apr;28(8):3202-3207. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202404_36048. PMID: 38708478
Anomalous retrogressive palmaris longus.
Sharma S, Sharma RS, Adole S, Dixit SG, Ghatak S
Ann Afr Med 2023 Oct-Dec;22(4):557-559. doi: 10.4103/aam.aam_35_22. PMID: 38358162Free PMC Article
Clinical assessment of absence of palmaris longus muscle and its association with ethnicity.
Javaid Q, Usmani A, Surti A
J Pak Med Assoc 2023 May;73(5):1029-1033. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.7362. PMID: 37218229
The first description of the absence of the palmaris longus muscle.
Brinkman RJ, Hage JJ
J Plast Surg Hand Surg 2016;50(1):56-8. Epub 2015 Sep 2 doi: 10.3109/2000656X.2015.1073156. PMID: 26328510
Prevalence of palmaris longus absence--a study in the Yoruba population.
Mbaka GO, Ejiwunmi AB
Ulster Med J 2009 May;78(2):90-3. PMID: 19568443Free PMC Article

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