Extensor digitorum brevis manus muscle
Appearance
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Extensor digitorum brevis manus | |
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Details | |
System | Muscular system |
Identifiers | |
Latin | Musculus extensor digitorum brevis manus |
Anatomical terminology |
Extensor digitorum brevis manus is an extra or accessory muscle on the backside of the hand. The muscles lies in the fourth extensor compartment and is relatively rare.[1] EDBM is commonly misdiagnosed as a ganglion cysta, synovial nodule or cyst, or a soft-tissue tumor.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2584220/
- ^ http://dermatology.cdlib.org/95/case_presentations/edbm/nakano.html A case of extensor digitorum brevis manus