A palmar crease is a type of crease on the palm. A

single transverse palmar crease In humans, a single transverse palmar crease is a single crease that extends across the palm of the hand, formed by the fusion of the two palmar creases. Although it is found more frequently in persons with several abnormal medical conditions, i ...

also called simian crease is sometimes associated with Down syndrome. Other types of creases include the Sydney crease and the

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, or double transverse palmar crease. Analysis of palmar creases is not very objective on the contrary to

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analysis. Palmar creases are sometimes used as a preoperative landmark for identification of deep anatomical structures. This method was shown to be unuseful.

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