Wrist tendons - topographic anatomy

Case contributed by Roberto Schubert
Diagnosis not applicable

Cross-section of the right wrist at Lister's tubercle demonstrating the anatomy of the extrinsic tendons of the hand and wrist.

Abbreviations (clockwise):

  • ECU - extensor carpi ulnaris

  • EDM - extensor digiti minimi

  • ED - extensor digitorum communis

  • EPL - extensor pollicis longus

  • ECRB - extensor carpi radialis brevis

  • ECRL - extensor carpi radialis longus

  • EPB - extensor pollicis brevis

  • APL - abductor pollicis longus

  • FPL - flexor pollicis longus

  • FCR - flexor carpi radialis

  • PL - palmaris longus

  • FDS - flexor digitorum superficialis

  • FDP - flexor digitorum profundus

  • FCU - flexor carpi ulnaris

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