Linburg–Comstock anomaly
Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 16 Jan 2021
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Weerakkody Y, Bell D, Knipe H, et al. Linburg–Comstock anomaly. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 23 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-67767
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23 Apr 2019,
Yuranga Weerakkody ◉
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16 Jan 2021,
Daniel J Bell ◉
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- Linburg–Comstock variant
- Linburg–Comstock variation
- Linburg-Comstock syndrome
Linburg-Comstock anomaly (or syndrome when symptomatic) refers to an anatomical variant of the flexor tendons of the hand. It is a situation where the flexor pollicis longus (FPL) muscle sends a connecting tendon to flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) muscle, causing simultaneous flexion at the distal interphalangeal joint of the index finger when the interphalangeal joint of the thumb is flexed.
References
- 1. Old O, Rajaratnam V, Allen G. Traumatic correction of Linburg-Comstock anomaly: a case report. (2010) Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 92 (4): W1-3. doi:10.1308/147870810X12659688852031 - Pubmed
- 2. Furukawa K, Menuki K, Sakai A, Oshige T, Nakamura T. Linburg-Comstock syndrome: a case report. (2012) Hand surgery : an international journal devoted to hand and upper limb surgery and related research : journal of the Asia-Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand. 17 (2): 217-20. doi:10.1142/S0218810412720197 - Pubmed
- 3. Yurasakpong L, Meemon K, Suwannakhan A. Linburg-Comstock variation: histoanatomy and classification of the connection between flexor pollicis longus and flexor digitorum profundus to the index finger. (2018) Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA. 40 (3): 297-301. doi:10.1007/s00276-018-1985-5 - Pubmed
- 4. Yammine K, Erić M. Linburg-Comstock variation and syndrome. A meta-analysis. (2018) Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA. 40 (3): 289-296. doi:10.1007/s00276-017-1957-1 - Pubmed
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