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Congress: ECR24
Poster Number: C-11965
Type: EPOS Radiographer (scientific)
Authorblock: J-P. Grunz, A. Kunz, H. Huflage, K. S. Luetkens, T. A. Bley, C. Elsner; Würzburg/DE
Disclosures:
Jan-Peter Grunz: Consultant: Siemens Healthineers
Andreas Kunz: Consultant: Siemens Healthineers
Henner Huflage: Nothing to disclose
Karsten Sebastian Luetkens: Nothing to disclose
Thorsten A Bley: Consultant: Siemens Healthineers
Clara Elsner: Nothing to disclose
Keywords: Anatomy, Extremities, Musculoskeletal soft tissue, MR, Contrast agent-intravenous, Normal variants, Epidemiology
Purpose

The flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) is the largest among the superficial flexor muscles situated in the anterior compartment of the forearm and plays a pivotal role in finger flexion, enabling essential hand movements for daily activities. It is known for its complex structure with many anatomical variances (e.g., anomalous muscle bellies, anomalous tendon arrangement, or intermediate tendons) that are still the subject of ongoing research. The clinical significance of the many different anatomic variations of the FDS includes not only atypical findings in physical examinations but also altered use patterns in the injured state, the imitation of soft tissue tumors, and the cause of nerve compression syndromes. Recent anatomical dissection studies resulted in the introduction of the terminus “chiasma antebrachii”, an intersection of the FDS tendons for digit 2 and 3 in the distal third of the forearm. This retrospective study aimed to provide a MRI-based analysis of the prevalence and morphology of the chiasma antebrachii.

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