Abductor pollicis longus is known for its variations in the form of multiple tendons at its insertion. The present case reports about a variation in the origin of abductor pollicis longus (APL) which has not been cited in the medical literature until date. It has been shown that the intersection area where the APL and extensor pollicis brevis cross over the tendons of the extensor carpi radiali...

OBJECTIVE To verify the relationship between the adductor pollicis muscle thickness test and the subjective global assessment and to correlate it with other anthropometric methods. METHODS This observational cross-sectional study was conducted in the intensive care unit of a cardiology hospital in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The hospitalized patients underwent subjective global as...

We report two cases of extensor pollicis longus tendon tethering following K-wire insertion to treat unstable distal radius fractures, an unusual complication. In both cases, extensor pollicis longus function returned with conservative management. The structures considered "at risk" during K-wire insertion are described, and the common complications are discussed. Operative approaches to minimi...

The adductor pollicis muscle was studied in fifty hands of Japanese adult cadavers of both sexes. The radial portion of the oblique head of the adductor pollicis muscle has carpal and metacarpal origins and an insertion into the wing tendon of the extensor apparatus. This portion was located dorsal to the palmar metacarpophalangeal articular nerve and superficial palmar metacarpal artery. Thus,...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the correlation between thickness of the muscle adductor pollicis and anthropometric measurements, body mass index and Subjective Global Assessment in the nutritional assessment of surgical patients. METHODS The study population comprised patients admitted to the general and reconstructive surgery unit of a university hospital in the city of Vitória (ES), Brazil. The inc...

PURPOSE To measure the thickness of adductor pollicis muscle in healthy adults. This measurement will be used as a nutritional anthropometric parameter in further studies. SUBJECTS AND METHOD Four hundred and twenty-one healthy adults were studied, 209 men and 212 women, with ages ranging from 18 to 87 years, living in Rio de Janeiro. The adductor pollicis muscle was also studied in the human...

The purpose of this study was to compare the range of motion (ROM) and strength of the metacarpophalangeal (MP) and interphalangeal (IP) joints among massage practitioners with and without thumb pain and control subjects. Sixteen massage practitioners with thumb pain, 16 practitioners without thumb pain, and 16 control subjects participated in this study. ROM of flexion, extension, and abductio...

PURPOSE To compare the onset time of two different rocuronium doses (0.6 and 0.9 mg x kg(-1)) and succinylcholine (1.5 mg x kg(-1), preceeded by 0.06 mg x kg(-1) rocuronium) at the masseter and the adductor pollicis muscle. METHODS In a randomized study, 60 ASA I or II adult women, 18-65 yr of age, were anesthetized with propofol and fentanyl and nitrous oxide in oxygen. Neuromuscular monitor...