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Case report reveals incidental type V palmaris profundus during forearm surgery, highlighting distinct clinical implications of rare accessory muscle variants.
Palmaris profundus is a rare accessory flexor muscle with several recognized variants. We report the incidental intraoperative identification of a type V variant during forearm surgery. This variant may have different clinical implications than the more common subtypes.
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