IJCRRI Journ Cur Res ReInternational Journal of Current Research and ReviewI Journ Cur Res Re2231-21960975-5241Radiance Research Academy1393HealthcareANATOMICAL VARIATIONS OF LONG TENDONS OF THE THUMB SabnisAnjali S.180420134246This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 20092009This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

Thumb has attained a lot of attraction because of its functional significance. In today__ampersandsignrsquo;s hitechnical era thumb movements have become prime movements which are possible because of the thenar muscles, Extensor pollicis longus (EPL), Extensor pollicis brevis (EPB) and Abductor pollicis longus (APL). Variations in their arrangement, number, origin and insertion are very important in thumb surgery. 50 upper limbs of 25 cadavers of unknown sex were studied to find out any variations in EPL, EPB and APL. In four cadavers we have found variations in EPL, EPB and APL unilaterally.

EPL EPB APL Supernumerary extensor tendons of thumb Extensors of thumb.