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Tendons

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

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64 tendons in Hand & Wrist Clear ×

Tendon Extensor Pollicis Longus at Lister Tubercle tendo musculi extensoris pollicis longi pars listeriana Hand & Wrist The extensor pollicis longus tendon changes direction approximately 90 degrees around Lister tubercle at the dorsal… Tendon Extensor Pollicis Longus at Zone 3 tendo musculi extensoris pollicis longi — zona tertia Hand & Wrist Zone 3 of the extensor pollicis longus corresponds to the dorsal thumb MCP joint level, where… 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 (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 flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU) tendon inserts on the pisiform bone (the sesamoid within the tendon),… 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 tendo musculi flexoris digitorum superficialis Hand & Wrist The flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) tendon splits into two slips in zone 2 (the digital fibro-osseous… 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 Pollicis Brevis Tendon tendo musculi flexoris pollicis brevis Hand & Wrist The flexor pollicis brevis has two heads: the superficial head (median nerve innervated) arises from the… Tendon Flexor Pollicis Longus Distal Tendon tendo distalis musculi flexoris pollicis longi Hand & Wrist The flexor pollicis longus (FPL) distal tendon inserts into the base of the distal phalanx of… 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 Tendon Zone 2 (No Man’s Land) zona II tendinis flexoris manus Hand & Wrist Flexor tendon zone 2 extends from the A1 pulley at the MCP joint to the insertion… 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 Extensor Hood Contribution contributo musculorum interosseorum ad apparatum extensorum Hand & Wrist The dorsal interossei and the palmar interossei insert into the dorsal extensor hood at the level… 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 Jersey Finger Zone 1 avulsio tendinis flexoris digitorum profundi, zona 1 Hand & Wrist Jersey finger is an avulsion of the flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) tendon from its insertion on… Tendon Landsmeer Oblique Retinacular Ligament ligamentum retinaculare obliquum Landsmeer Hand & Wrist The oblique retinacular ligament of Landsmeer is a thin fascial band running from the flexor tendon…