The detailed anatomy of the tendinous apparatus of the flexor digitorum profundus and flexor digitorum superficialis muscles was studied on 150 fresh and formalin-preserved human cadavers. The dissection revealed the existence of different types of mesotendons. Injection of coloured latex or an India ink and gelatin solution showed their arterial network and the sources of blood supply.
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