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. 2021 Apr 8;9(4):e3504. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000003504

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Fig. 1. — Intraoperative view of the patient’s right hand. A, The original FPL tendon is following the normal course but is hypoplastic. The anomalous FPL tendon is attached to the thenar muscle. B, When the anomalous FPL tendon insertion is cut, the original FPL and the anomalous FPL are seen to have the same muscle origins.