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It can also be referred to as the palmaris bitendinosus when originating from the palmaris longus. It can be considered a variation of the palmaris longus, however, it may exist in addition to the palmaris longus. If both of them coexist, the aberrant palmaris profundus tends to be the deeper one.
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Pirola, Elena; Hébert-Blouin, Marie-Noëlle; Amador, Nelly; Amrami, Kimberly K.; Spinner, Robert J. (2009-09-01). "Palmaris profundus: one name, several subtypes, and a shared potential for nerve compression".
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Lorenzo, J.; Cañada, M.; Díaz, L.; Sarasúa, G. (1996-09-01). "Compression of the median nerve by an anomalous palmaris longus tendon: a case report".
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Sahinoglu, K.; Cassell, M. D.; Miyauchi, R.; Bergman, R. A. (1994-06-01). "Musculus comitans nervi mediani (M. palmaris profundus)".
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