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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 Palmar Aponeurosis Longitudinal Bands fasciculi longitudinales aponeurosis palmaris Hand & Wrist The palmar aponeurosis longitudinal bands are the fibrous cords running from the flexor retinaculum to the… Tendon Palmaris Longus Tendon tendo musculi palmaris longi Hand & Wrist The palmaris longus is the slender central wrist flexor whose tendon is the most commonly harvested… Tendon Perionychium (Nail Bed) perionychium (apparatus unguis) Hand & Wrist The nail apparatus includes the germinal matrix (proximal, produces the nail plate), sterile matrix (distal, adheres… Tendon Thumb Extensor Tendons tendines musculorum extensorum pollicis Hand & Wrist The thumb extensor tendons form the anatomical snuffbox — the triangular hollow on the dorsoradial wrist… Tendon Wrist Extensor Compartments compartimenta musculi extensoris carpi Hand & Wrist The six extensor compartments are separated by fibrous septa from the extensor retinaculum, each with a… Tendon Wrist Extensor Tendons tendines musculorum extensorum carpi Hand & Wrist The wrist extensor tendons comprise the ECRL and ECRB in the second extensor compartment and the… Tendon Wrist Flexor Retinaculum Complex retinaculum flexorum manus (full complex) Hand & Wrist The flexor retinaculum (transverse carpal ligament) forms the roof of the carpal tunnel, converting the carpal… Tendon Wrist Flexor Tendons tendines flexorum carpi Hand & Wrist The wrist flexor tendons, comprising the flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris, and the variable palmaris…