The Variation in the Absence of the Palmaris Longus in a Multiethnic Population of the United States: An Epidemiological Study

Table 1

Laterality compared to absence of the PL.

Hand affected	Absent PL	𝑃
Right (𝑛=516)	61 (11.8%)	0.924^a
Left (𝑛=516)	62 (12.0%)

^aChi-squared (𝜒²=0.01, df = 1).