palmar aponeurosis (Dupuytren fascia)

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Introduction

Thickened central part of the fascia ensheathing the hand. It radiates toward the base of the fingers from the tendon of the palmaris longus muscle.

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999