Lister's tubercle
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Hacking C, Yap J, Weerakkody Y, et al. Lister's tubercle. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 09 Nov 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-43531
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- Lister tubercle
- Dorsal tubercle
Lister's tubercle or the dorsal tubercle of the radius is a bony protuberance on the dorsal surface of the distal radius. It separates the 2nd (ECRB and ECRL) and 3rd (EPL) extensor compartments. It acts as a pulley for the EPL tendon, changing its mechanical direction of action.
Variant anatomy
The tubercle can display a range of morphologies, so much so that Chan and Chong 2 have proposed a classification system based on the dominance (height) of the radial and ulnar peaks of the tubercle found on MRI:
- type 1: radial peak larger than ulnar peak
- type 2: similar radial and ulnar peaks
- type 3: ulnar peak larger than radial peak
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References
- 1. James R. Doyle. Surgical Anatomy of the Hand and Upper Extremity. (2002) ISBN: 9780397517251 - Google Books
- 2. Chan W & Chong L. Anatomical Variants of Lister's Tubercle: A New Morphological Classification Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Korean J Radiol. 2017;18(6):957-63. doi:10.3348/kjr.2017.18.6.957 - Pubmed
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