IJAR.2019.245

Type of Article:  Case Report

Volume 7; Issue 3.2 (August 2019)

Page No.: 6800-6803

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2019.245

RARE VARIATIONS OF EXTENSOR TENDONS IN THE DORSUM OF HAND

Sonu *, Sunita Kalra.

Department of Anatomy, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur, Hospital, Delhi-110095, India.

Corresponding author: Dr. Sonu, Senior Resident, Department of Anatomy, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Dilshad Garden, Delhi-110095, India. Phone: 9560580484. E-Mail: supreetkaur20@gmail.com

ABSTRACT:

Extensor digitorum muscle originates from the front of lateral epicondyle of  humerus as common extensor origin, the adjacent intermuscular septa and the antebrachial fascia. It divides into four tendons in the distal third of forearm for the medial four fingers. During routine dissection of back of forearm and dorsum of hand for undergraduate students, we discovered that extensor digitorum muscle was unusually giving a common slip to the ring and little finger. Also, extensor digiti minimi(EDM) was found to be bifurcating into two separate slips for the little digit.

Key word: Extensor digitorum, Dorsum, Extensor digiti minimi.

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Cite this article: Sonu, Sunita Kalra. RARE VARIATIONS OF EXTENSOR TENDONS IN THE DORSUM OF HAND. Int J Anat Res 2019;7(3.2):6865-6867. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2019.245