Schuhl J F
Service de Chirurgie de la Main, Hôpital de la Croix Rouge, Bois-Guillaume.
Ann Chir Main Memb Super. 1991;10(2):171-3; discussion 174. doi: 10.1016/s0753-9053(05)80205-4.
Five cases of palmaris longus muscle in the carpal tunnel responsible for median nerve compression are reported. This represents less than 0.5% of all carpal tunnel syndromes operated over a ten year period. A review of the literature reports this abnormality in about 0.5% of tendons examined. It is important to recognise these forms for carpal tunnel and tendon transfer surgery.
