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Review

Volume 7, Number 11, November 2015, pages 825-830

Palmaris Longus Muscle’s Prevalence in Different Nations and Interesting Anatomical Variations: Review of the Literature

Table

Table 1. Summary of the Percentages of the PL Muscle Agenesis in Each Study [2, 7, 10, 11, 14-26, 28-36, 38-41]
 
ResearchCountry - NationNumber of participantsAgenesis
Offei et al, 2014 [22]Ghana2103.8%
Venter et al, 2014 [32]South Africa70624.4%
Karimi-Jashni et al, 2014 [33]Iran73230.7%
Lahiji et al, 2013 [34]Iran1,00022.8%
Raouf et al, 2013 [18]Egypt38650.8%
Soltani et al, 2012 [35]USA (Multiethnic)51614.9% Caucasians; 2.9% Asians; 4.5% Afro-Americans
Osonuga et al, 2012 [2]Ghana2263.1%
Kyung et al, 2012 [23]South Korea2694.1%
Saxena, 2012 [14]India42627%
Sharma et al, 2012 [7]India40016.25%
Morais et al, 2012 [28]Brazil74026.5%
Kigera et al, 2011 [19]East Africa8004.4%
Ertem et al, 2011 [40]Turkey20034.5%
Alves et al, 2011 [29]Turkey20020%
Hiz, 2011 [21]Turkey1,00015%
Sankar et al, 2011 [30]India94228%
Sater et al, 2010 [26]Bahrain1,04336.8%
Ndou et al, 2010 [36]South Africa20111.5%
Enye et al, 2010 [15]Lagos50012.6%
Eric et al, 2010 [38]Serbia80037.5%
Mbaka and Adedayo, 2009 [10]Nigeria6006.7%
Kose et al, 2009 [11]Turkey1,35026.6%
Gangata, 2009 [20]Zimbabwe8901.5%
Kapoor et al, 2008 [39]India50017.2%
Oluyemi et al, 2008 [16]Nigeria60031.3%
Roohi et al, 2007 [41]Malaysia45011.3%
Sebastin et al, 2006 [17]China3294.6%
Thompson et al, 2001 [31]Caucasians30025%
Ceyhan and Mavt, 1997 [25]Turkey7,00063.9%
Troha et al, 1990 [24]Caucasians2005.5%