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  • Title: Painful, palpable and pathological: anomalous flexor digitorum superficialis brevis in the palm, comparative anatomical context, and an updated classification of anomalies of the flexor digitorum superficialis.
    Author: Bhat W, Davis CR, Akali A, Kay SP, Roberts AM.
    Journal: J Hand Surg Eur Vol; 2014 Jan; 39(1):101-6. PubMed ID: 23435488.
    Abstract:
    Anomalies of the flexor digitorum superficialis are rare and can present a diagnostic dilemma. Patients present with a painful or palpable mass, or symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. This review article summarizes previously reported anomalies of the flexor digitorum superficialis, reports a further case, and proposes a new classification.
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