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Anatomic Variations of the Flexor Carpi Radialis Brevis: A Report of Five Cases

Junichi Nagata

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagasaki Prefecture Tsushima Izuhara Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan

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Yasuhiro Kojima

Center of Trauma, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan

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Kenshi Satomura

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagasaki Prefecture Tsushima Izuhara Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan

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Toshiyuki Ishiko

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

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Takashi Ajiki

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan

E-mail Address: ajiki@jichi.ac.jp

Correspondence to: Takashi Ajiki, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke-shi, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan, Tel: +81-285-58-7374, Fax: +81-285-44-1301

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S2424835516720061Cited by:6 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

The flexor carpi radialis brevis (FCRB) is a rare, anomalous musculotendinous structure of the wrist. Here, we report five cases of FCRB in a consecutive series of 123 distal radius fractures that were repaired by using volar locking plates.

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