Body Region: Hand & Wrist

  • April 28, 2026
    The ECU tendon runs in its own fibro-osseous groove on the dorsal distal ulna within the sixth extensor compartment, stabilised…
  • April 28, 2026
    The FDP tendons pass through the carpal tunnel deep to the FDS tendons, then split through the Camper chiasm in…
  • April 28, 2026
    The FDS tendons lie superficial to the FDP tendons in the carpal tunnel and in the finger flexor sheaths. At…
  • April 28, 2026
    The EPB tendon shares the first extensor compartment with the APL and is involved in de Quervain tenosynovitis alongside APL.…
  • April 28, 2026
    The APL tendon passes through the first extensor compartment with the EPB, inserting on the first metacarpal base. It may…
  • April 28, 2026
    The extensor indicis proprius tendon runs ulnar to the EDC index finger tendon in the fourth compartment, providing independent index…
  • April 28, 2026
    The EDM tendon in the fifth extensor compartment provides independent little finger extension (like the EI for the index). It…
  • April 28, 2026
    The lumbrical tendons arise uniquely from the flexor tendons themselves (FDP) rather than from bone, and insert into the extensor…
  • April 28, 2026
    The dorsal radiocarpal ligament connects the dorsal radial rim to the triquetrum and lunate, providing dorsal radiocarpal stability. It is…
  • April 28, 2026
    The dorsal wrist extrinsic ligaments — the dorsoradiotriquetral and dorsal intercarpal ligament — provide dorsal wrist stability by connecting the…

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