Morphometric analysis and surgical adequacy of palmaris longus as a tendon graft. A systematic review of cadaveric studies

Yammine, Kaissar; Erić, Mirela

doi:10.1007/s00276-019-02381-x

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“…25 Though the evolutionary changes made PL a retrogressive degenerating muscle it still becomes one of the favourite tendons for the surgeons to be used in graft because of its adequate length, width and easy availability. 34 Some researchers had also reported the similar studies in cadavers 30 and some had used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique where they finally came with the conclusion that the mean width of tendons calculated by MRI were similar with those reported by cadaveric studies. 32 But in the present study, only the physical examination tests were included and the confirmation by MRI could not be done as by other authors as it was not cost -effective and more time consuming hence the study was not generalized.…”

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Study of Palmaris Longus Tendon among the Undergraduate Medical Students

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Palmaris longus is a thin fusiform shaped muscle which terminates as a long slender tendon and enters the palmar aponeurosis of the hand. It is also one of the most variable muscles in the body. The main objective of this study was to detect its tendon in both hands and to compare and analyse it in relation to gender and hand dominance. An observational, descriptive study was conducted over a period of 11 months from October 2021 – August 2022 in the Department of Human Anatomy of Nepal Medical College and Teaching hospital, Gokarneshwor – 8, Kathmandu, Nepal. Following tests were conducted for its detection. 1. Schaeffer’s, 2. Thompson’s, 3. Mishra’s test I, 4. Mishra’s test II and Pushpakumar’s test. The results obtained showed that presence of left palmaris longus was more in left handed individuals which was statistically significant with p – value of 0.025. Similarly, presence of right palmaris longus was more in right hand dominant participants. Among the left hand dominant participants, left palmaris longus agenesis was more common in female which was also found to be statistically significant with p-value of 0.009. The knowledge regarding the palmaris longus tendon is of growing interest to surgeons these days for its augmentation, ptosis correction and in facial paralysis management. It gains its importance for autograft as it fulfills the requirement of length, diameter and availability. Hence the study regarding the palmaris longus tendon in relation to its hand dominance and gender can be helpful to surgeons working in various fields.

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Study of Palmaris Longus Tendon among the Undergraduate Medical Students

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“…8,16 The tendon of PL is considered a good choice in reconstructive surgeries because the muscle tendon can be accessed easily as it lies in close proximity to the hand. 15 Okafor et al documented that the tendon of PL is frequently used as graft for hand and reconstructive plastic surgeries. 4 The use of PL tendon has also been stated in the ligaments and tendon surgeries 17 along with chin and lip restoration procedures.…”

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“…14 A study conducted on foetuses documented that the absence of PL was the commonest among the Japanese, followed by the Europeans, while it was the lowest for the Turks. 15 It was observed in many studies that PL muscle agenesis was more notable in females compared to the males. 4 A study on the intrauterine foetuses documented that there were no differences in terms of PL agenesis between the genders.…”

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Prevalence of agenesis of palmaris longus in male and female genders on clinical examination – a review

Javaid

2021

J Pak Med Assoc

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Palmaris longus is a muscle that is located in the anterior compartment of the forearm. Among the muscles belonging to the flexor compartment of forearm, palmaris longus is located at the most superficial position and that is why it is easy to access. It exhibits high variability and its prevalence ranges between 1.5% and 63.9%. The knowledge of prevalence of agenesis of palmaris longus is essential both in terms of updating anatomical information and also for physicians, radiologists, physiotherapists and surgeons. The surgeons must know about the variability as it may be beneficial while they plan surgeries involving the palmaris muscle as a graft. The current narrative review was planned to highlight the variability pattern of palmaris longus muscle in terms of prevalence, gender and laterality. Palmaris longus agenesis is more common in females and on the left side. Besides, unilateral agenesis is more common compared to bilateral agenesis.

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