Volume 3, Number 4, 363-365, DOI: 10.1007/s11552-008-9097-z

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Snapping Wrist due to an Anomalous Extensor Indicis Proprius: A Case Report

James Baker and Mark H. Gonzalez

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Abstract

Variation in the extensor muscles of the hand is common. These anatomic deviations are rarely symptomatic. We report a unique case of an anomalous extensor indicis proprius causing a painful snapping wrist. Intraoperative examination revealed a disproportionately large muscle belly under the extensor retinaculum causing subluxation of the ring and small extensor tendons creating a painful snapping phenomenon. Following excision, the subluxation and pain resolved.

Keywords  Muscle - Anomalous - Pain - Wrist - Snapping Wrist - Tendons - Para-Articular

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