Body Region: Forearm

  • May 6, 2026
    ECRL has the most proximal radial nerve supply of any forearm extensor, arising directly from the radial nerve before it…
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    The humeral head is the large component arising from the medial epicondyle. The median nerve passes between the humeral and…
  • May 6, 2026
    EPB runs with APL in the first extensor compartment and may have its own sub-compartment in up to 34% of…
  • May 6, 2026
    The deep head provides DRUJ compression — a function analogous to the rotator cuff at the shoulder. AIN palsy denervates…
  • May 6, 2026
    Brachioradialis is the most lateral elbow flexor with a radial nerve supply making it the key localising muscle for radial…
  • May 6, 2026
    The radial head of FDS arises from the anterior radius and supplies the index and middle finger FDS slips. Its…
  • May 6, 2026
    The humero-ulnar head arises from the medial epicondyle and coronoid and is the dominant head in mass flexion, supplying ring…
  • May 6, 2026
    The index finger slip of EDC is the most radial of the four slips, supplemented by the EIP which lies…
  • May 6, 2026
    The ring finger slip of EDC is often the largest of the four slips and is most involved in junctura…
  • May 6, 2026
    APL typically has multiple tendon slips (1-4) inserting on the first metacarpal base, contributing to de Quervain stenosing tenosynovitis alongside…

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