The flexor retinaculum (transverse carpal ligament or anterior annular ligament) is a fibrous band on the palmar side of the hand near the wrist. It arches...
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Flexor retinaculum may be: Flexor retinaculum of the hand (retinaculum musculorum flexorum manus) Flexor retinaculum of the foot (retinaculum musculorum...
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flexor carpi radialis is a muscle of the human forearm that acts to flex and (radially) abduct the hand. The Latin carpus means wrist; hence flexor carpi...
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Flexor retinaculum of the hand Extensor retinaculum of the hand In the ankle: Flexor retinaculum of foot Superior extensor retinaculum of foot Inferior extensor...
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Palmaris longus muscle (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918))
over the upper part of the flexor retinaculum and inserts onto the central part of the flexor retinaculum and lower part of the palmar aponeurosis. Frequently...
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bone and the palmar surface of the flexor retinaculum of the hand. It is inserted into the medial side of the base of the proximal phalanx of digit V....
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The flexor pollicis longus (/ˈflɛksər ˈpɒlɪsɪs ˈlɒŋɡəs/; FPL, Latin flexor, bender; pollicis, of the thumb; longus, long) is a muscle in the forearm and...
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being formations of the antebrachial fascia and therefore continuous. Consequently, the flexor retinaculum is commonly referred to as the transverse carpal...
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through the carpal tunnel formed by the flexor retinaculum. These tendons, along with those of flexor digitorum profundus, are enclosed by a common flexor sheath...
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Carpal tunnel (section Effect of wrist movements)
and flexor retinaculum. It forms the passageway that transmits the median nerve and the tendons of the extrinsic flexor muscles of the hand from the forearm...
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ligament, and the flexor retinaculum. Its distal tendon ends in three slips that are inserted into the ulnopalmar margin of the proximal phalanx, the palmar...
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The muscle's superficial head arises from the distal edge of the flexor retinaculum and the tubercle of the trapezium, the most lateral bone in the distal...
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Abductor pollicis brevis muscle (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918))
under the skin. It is a thenar muscle, and therefore contributes to the bulk of the palm's thenar eminence. It originates from the flexor retinaculum of the...
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Flexor retinaculum of the hand Flexor retinaculum of foot Inferior extensor retinaculum of foot Lateral retinaculum Medial patellar retinaculum Peroneal...
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Opponens pollicis muscle (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918))
the flexor retinaculum of the hand and the tubercle of the trapezium. It passes downward and laterally, and is inserted into the whole length of the metacarpal...
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nerve innervation of the hand, the palmar branch travels superficial to the Flexor retinaculum of the hand. Therefore, this portion of the median nerve usually...
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Palmar carpal ligament (category Hand)
of the wrist which - together with the flexor retinaculum of the hand - retains the tendons of most of the flexor muscles of the hand.: 215 The PCL...
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nerves of the lower trunk of the brachial plexus (Klumpke's paralysis) and compression of median nerve at the flexor retinaculum of the hand (Carpal Tunnel...
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Median nerve (redirect from Lateral root of median)
given to the ulnar nerve. The median nerve enters the hand through the carpal tunnel, deep to the flexor retinaculum along with the tendons of flexor digitorum...
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action. The abductor pollicis brevis originates on the scaphoid tubercle and the flexor retinaculum. It inserts to the radial sesamoid bone and the proximal...
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includes the carpal tunnel, the anatomical snuff box, bracelet lines, the flexor retinaculum, and the extensor retinaculum. As a consequence of these various...
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in the palmar surface of the wrist. The palmar branch represents the continuation of the ulnar nerve as it crosses the flexor retinaculum of the hand on...
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Ulnar artery (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918))
of the hand. At the wrist, the ulnar artery is covered by the integument and the volar carpal ligament, and lies upon the Flexor retinaculum of the hand...
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Carpal bones (category Bones of the hand)
On the palmar side, the carpus is concave and forms the carpal tunnel, which is covered by the flexor retinaculum. The proximal row comprises the scaphoid...
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Ulnar nerve (category Nerves of the upper limb)
enters the palm of the hand via the Guyon's canal, superficial to the flexor retinaculum and lateral to the pisiform bone. Here it gives off the following...
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Tibial nerve (redirect from Tibial branch of the sciatic nerve)
flexor hallucis longus, and deep part of soleus. Cutaneus branches - The medial calcaneal nerve pierces the flexor retinaculum to supply the skin of the...
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Radiate carpal ligament Extensor retinaculum of the hand, also known as dorsal carpal ligament Flexor retinaculum of the hand, also known as transverse carpal...
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orthogonal to the anteroposterior or oral-aboral axiscan of the body. In human anatomy, examples are: Flexor retinaculum of the hand or transverse carpal...
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with the flexor carpi ulnaris and flexor digitorum profundus), and all four also originate from various fascia. Moving distally, there are the abductor...
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lead to loss of function of the thumb. Such injury can happen if the flexor retinaculum is transected too radially. The possibility of injury to this...
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