Independent function in a split flexor carpi radialis transfer.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
In a patient requiring tendon transfer after radial nerve palsy, the flexor carpi radialis, a bipennate muscle, was split longitudinally into 2 compartments along the length of the aponeurosis extending proximally from the distal tendon to provide independent finger and thumb extension. This case report shows that the 2 compartments of a bipennate muscle in the forearm may have separate innervation, allowing transfer for independent functions.
Medical subject headings
- Forearm
- Muscle, Skeletal
- Radial Neuropathy
- Tendon Transfer
Anatomy
- radius
- radius/ulna
- humerus