HYPERTROPHY OF THE PALMARIS LONGUS MUSCLE

1 May 1964

journal article
Published by British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume

Vol. 46-B (2) , 230-232
https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.46b2.230

Abstract

A case of unilateral hypertrophy of the palmaris longus muscle in a girl of thirteen is described, associated with "simian" hands and feet and unusually coarse skin of the trunk. Symptoms of median nerve compression were relieved by excision of the muscle.

Keywords

COMPRESSION
UNILATERAL
FEET
TRUNK
GIRL
PALMARIS LONGUS
SIMIAN
THIRTEEN