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Tendons

Tendon anatomy reference, attachments, sheaths, tendinopathies, rupture patterns, and rehabilitation notes.

56 tendons

56 tendons in Hand & Wrist Clear ×

Tendon Extensor Pollicis Longus Tendon tendo musculi extensoris pollicis longi Hand & Wrist The EPL tendon takes a sharp turn around Lister tubercle (the dorsal radial ridge) before crossing… Tendon Extensor Pollicis Longus Tendon tendo musculi extensoris pollicis longi Hand & Wrist The EPL tendon uses Lister's tubercle on the dorsal radius as a pulley, changing direction from… Tendon Extensor Pollicis Longus Tendon (Full) tendo musculi extensoris pollicis longi (full) Hand & Wrist The EPL tendon has a unique course — it passes through the third extensor compartment then… Tendon Finger Flexor Pulley System vaginae fibrosae tendinum digitorum (systema) Hand & Wrist The annular pulley system is the fibro-osseous tunnel maintaining the flexor tendons against the phalanges. The… Tendon Flexor Carpi Radialis Tendon in Canal tendo musculi flexoris carpi radialis (canalis ossis trapezii) Hand & Wrist The FCR tendon passes through a narrow fibro-osseous tunnel within the groove of the trapezium bone… Tendon Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Tendon tendo musculi flexoris carpi ulnaris Hand & Wrist The FCU tendon inserts primarily on the pisiform, using it as a sesamoid to redirect force… Tendon Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Tendon (Full) tendo musculi flexoris carpi ulnaris Hand & Wrist The FCU tendon inserts via the pisiform sesamoid, which redirects the force to the hamate and… Tendon Flexor Digitorum Profundus Tendon tendines musculi flexoris digitorum profundi Hand & Wrist The FDP tendons pass through the carpal tunnel deep to the FDS tendons, then split through… Tendon Flexor Digitorum Profundus Tendons tendines musculi flexoris digitorum profundi Hand & Wrist The FDP tendons pass through the carpal tunnel deep to the FDS tendons, then through the… Tendon Flexor Digitorum Profundus Tendons (Individual) tendines musculi flexoris digitorum profundi Hand & Wrist The FDP tendons enter the fibro-osseous flexor sheaths alongside the FDS tendons, passing through the Camper… Tendon Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Tendon tendines musculi flexoris digitorum superficialis Hand & Wrist The FDS tendons lie superficial to the FDP tendons in the carpal tunnel and in the… Tendon Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Tendons tendines musculi flexoris digitorum superficialis Hand & Wrist The FDS tendons split into two slips at each finger A1 pulley to pass around and… Tendon Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Tendons tendines musculi flexoris digitorum superficialis Hand & Wrist The FDS tendons produce PIP flexion — each can flex its digit's PIP joint independently because… Tendon Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon (Full) tendo musculi flexoris pollicis longi Hand & Wrist The FPL is the sole flexor of the thumb IP joint and the primary force generator… Tendon Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon in Thumb Sheath vagina tendinis musculi flexoris pollicis longi Hand & Wrist The FPL has its own separate sheath within the carpal tunnel (the radial bursa) that is… Tendon Flexor Tendons (Finger) tendines flexores digitorum manus Hand & Wrist The flexor tendons of each finger (FDS and FDP) run through a fibro-osseous tunnel from the… Tendon Interosseous Tendons (Hand) tendines musculorum interosseorum manus Hand & Wrist The interosseous muscle tendons insert on both the proximal phalanx base (producing MCP flexion and deviation)… Tendon Intrinsic Minus Tendon Pattern mechanismus interosseus minus manus Hand & Wrist The intrinsic minus pattern produces the claw hand deformity of ulnar nerve palsy. With intrinsics paralysed,… Tendon Lateral Band Tendons (Extensor Hood) tendines bandae laterales Hand & Wrist The lateral bands are the intrinsic contribution to the extensor mechanism, running dorsolateral to the PIP… Tendon Long Finger Flexor Tendons — Zone Anatomy zonae tendinum flexorum digitorum Hand & Wrist The five flexor tendon zones guide treatment decisions and predict outcomes. Zone II (no man's land… Tendon Lumbrical Tendons (Hand) tendines musculorum lumbricales manus Hand & Wrist The lumbrical tendons arise uniquely from the flexor tendons themselves (FDP) rather than from bone, and… Tendon Lumbrical Tendons (Hand) tendines musculorum lumbricales manus Hand & Wrist The lumbrical tendons arise from the FDP tendons in the palm and insert into the radial… Tendon Opponens Pollicis Tendon tendo musculi opponentis pollicis Hand & Wrist The opponens pollicis tendon inserts along the entire radial first metacarpal border, allowing it to rotate,… Tendon Opponens Pollicis Tendon tendo musculi opponentis pollicis Hand & Wrist The opponens pollicis inserts along the entire radial shaft of the first metacarpal, producing the CMC…