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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 1995; 28(02): 089-090
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1775698
Review Article

Extensor Digitorum Brevis Manus Muscle - A Diagnostic Red Herring

Vinay K Tewari
Department of Burns, Plastic & Maxillofacial Surgery, Safadarjang Hospital, New Delhi
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Pradeep Tandon
Department of Burns, Plastic & Maxillofacial Surgery, Safadarjang Hospital, New Delhi
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Summary

Extensor digitorum brevis muscle is an atavistic muscle occurring rarely in the dorsum of hand. The anomaly is so rare that it is usually diagnosed as a ganglion. In the case presented one hand was explored and the presence of the muscle on the other side was confirmed by electromyography.



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