A branch passing from the deep terminal branch of the ulnar nerve distal to the piso-hamate hiatus, between the flexor digiti minimi brevis and the opponens digiti minimi, to the digital branch of the superficial terminal branch of the ulnar nerve to the little finger is described, and its possible clinical relevance suggested.
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