RESEARCH ARTICLE


Flexor Pollicis Brevis Muscle. Anatomical Study and Clinical Implications



Edie Benedito Caetano, Yuri da Cunha Nakamichi, Renato Alves de Andrade, Maico Minoru Sawada, Mauricio Tadeu Nakasone, Luiz Angelo Vieira*, Rodrigo Guerra Sabongi
Department of Orthopedics of the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Paulo, Brazil


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Abstract

Introduction:

This paper reports anatomical study of nature, incidence, innervation and clinical implications of Flexor Pollicis Brevis muscle (FPB).

Material and Methods:

The anatomical dissection of 60 limbs from 30 cadavers were performed in the Department of Anatomy of Medical School of Catholic University of São Paulo.

Results:

The superficial head of FPB has been innervated by the median nerve in 70% and in 30% it had double innervation. The deep head of FPB were absent in 14%, in 65%, occurred a double innervation. In 17.5% by deep branch of ulnar nerve and in 3.6% by recurrent branch of median nerve.

Conclusion:

The pattern of innervation more frequent in relationship to the flexor pollicis brevis muscle and should be considered as a normal pattern is that superficial head receives innervation of branches of median nerve and the deep head receives innervation of ulnar and median nerve.

Keywords: Median nerve, Ulnar nerve, Hand innervation, Cannieu-Riché, Thenar muscles innervation, Anatomical finds.