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Extensor Muscles of #thumb

Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA   EXTENSOR MUSCLES OF THUMB Extensor Pollicis Brevis Extensor Pollicis Longus Abductor Pollicis Longus Extensor Pollicis Brevis Origin: posterior surface of Radius and interosseous membrane Insertion: Proximal phalanx of thumb Extensor Pollicis Longus Origin: posterior surface of Ulna and interosseous membrane Insertion: Distal phalanx of thumb Abductor […]

Anatomy of #Extensor Pollicis Brevis

Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraaheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA Origin Posterior surface of the radius Interosseous membrane of the forearm Insertion Base of the proximal phalanx of the thumb Nerve Supply Posterior interosseous nerve Function Extension of the thumb at the metacarpophalangeal joint Anatomical Relationships Forms the lateral border of the anatomical snuffbox Lies in […]

Anatomy of Abductor #Pollicis Longus

Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA ABDUCTOR POLLICIS LONGUS • The Abductor Pollicis Longus is an important muscle . • It is one of the extrinsic muscles of the hand. ORIGIN: It arises from the posterior surface of the ulna, radius and the interosseous membrane. INSERTION: The APL is inserted into the […]

Advances in the Diagnosis of the Forearm #Interosseous Ligament (IOL) Rupture

Advances in the Diagnosis of the Forearm Interosseous Ligament (IOL) Rupture Amir R. Kachooei, MD, Orthopedic Hand and Elbow Surgeon Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA Kachooei AR, Rivlin M, Shojaie B, van Dijk CN, Mudgal C. Intraoperative Technique for Evaluation of the Interosseous Ligament of the […]