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https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2018.57.04.21

Palmaris Longus Absent in One Identical Twin: a Case Report

Nikola Vučinić orcid.org/0000-0003-4419-6255 ; Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Mirela Erić ; Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Lovorka Grgurević ; Laboratory for Mineralized Tissues, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Ivo Dumić-Čule ; Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Nino Tičinović ; Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Palmaris longus is a very variable muscle in the human body, but it is often used as an applicable tendon graft. We report on differences between one pair of identical twins regarding the existence of the palmaris longus, which were detected accidentally during examination of the presence/absence of this muscle in Caucasian population. In one of the twins, the palmaris longus was present at both forearms, while the other twin was lacking this muscle at both forearms. On search of the available literature, we found no articles about distinctions in the presence or absence of the palmaris longus in twins.

Keywords

Tendons; Twins, monozygotic; Muscle, skeletal; Forearm

Hrčak ID:

217858

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/217858

Publication date:

1.12.2018.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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