Body Region: Hand & Wrist

  • April 28, 2026
    The four common digital arteries arise from the superficial palmar arch and run distally to divide at the finger webs…
  • April 28, 2026
    The ECU occupies the sixth extensor compartment, the most medial compartment, in a groove between the ulnar styloid and the…
  • April 28, 2026
    The opponens pollicis inserts along the entire radial shaft of the first metacarpal, producing the CMC pronation and palmarflexion that…
  • April 28, 2026
    The flexor retinaculum (transverse carpal ligament) forms the roof of the carpal tunnel, converting the carpal groove into the carpal…
  • April 28, 2026
    The FDP tendons enter the fibro-osseous flexor sheaths alongside the FDS tendons, passing through the Camper chiasm (the splitting of…
  • April 28, 2026
    The EDC tendons share a muscle belly for the middle, ring, and little fingers, with interconnections (juncturae tendinum) that prevent…
  • April 28, 2026
    The lateral bands are the intrinsic contribution to the extensor mechanism, running dorsolateral to the PIP joint before reuniting to…
  • April 28, 2026
    The palmaris longus is the slender central wrist flexor whose tendon is the most commonly harvested tendon graft in hand…
  • April 28, 2026
    The FCU tendon inserts primarily on the pisiform, using it as a sesamoid to redirect force to the hamate (via…
  • April 28, 2026
    The EPL tendon has a unique course — it passes through the third extensor compartment then makes a 30-degree radial…

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