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Gantzer muscle. An anatomical study
Edie Benedito Caetano1, João José Sabongi1, Luiz Ângelo Vieira1
1PUC-SP, Faculdade de Medicina, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil, 1. Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Faculdade de Medicina da PUC-SP (Campus Sorocaba), Sorocaba, SP, Brazil.
Objective:
The relationship of Gantzer muscle to the median and anterior interosseous nerve is debated.
Methods:
Ìn an anatomical study with 80 limbs from 40 cadavers the incidence, origin, insertion, nerve supply and relations of Gantzer muscle have been documented.
Results:
The muscle was found in 54 forearms (68% of limbs) and was supplied by the anterior interosseous nerve. It arose from the deep surface of the flexor digitorum superficialis muscle, (42 limbs), coronoid process (eight limbs) and medial epicondyle (seven limbs). Its insertion was to the ulnar part of flexor pollicis longus muscle. The Gantzer muscle always lay posterior to both the median and anterior interosseous nerve.
Conclusion:
The Gantzer muscle may contribute to the median nerve and anterior interosseous nerve compression. The muscle was found in 68% of limbs and should be considered a normal anatomical pattern rather than an anatomical variation.
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