Abnormal Course of the Median Nerve Associated with an Anomalous Belly of Flexor Digitorum Superficialis

Abstract

We report an anomalous muscle belly of the flexor digitorum superficialis acting on the right index finger. The median nerve lay superficial to the muscle in the forearm and at the wrist.

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