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Flexor pollicis longus anomaly- Linburg-Comstock anomaly with tendon injurya case report

ARUNADEVI BALAKRISHNAN

Abstract


We present a case of abnormal congenital
communication between flexor pollicis
longus(FPL) and flexor digitorum profundus(
FDP) of index finger, which was
found incidentally while exploring this
case of Zone II flexor tendon injury of
right thumb. FPL has many anatomical
variations. Although many variations exist,
abnormal tendinous communication
between FPL and FDP is called Linburg-
Comstock anomaly. Excision of this abnormal
tendinous slip facilitated FPL repair.


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