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Pulley anatomy for the radial side of the wrist
Author(s) -
Simovitch R.,
Abel M.,
Arslan O.,
Frank C.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/ca.1041
Subject(s) - medicine , pulley , wrist , anatomy , forearm , tendon , radial nerve , presentation (obstetrics) , biomechanics , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering
This is the first presentation in the literature of a radial tendon flexor pulley in the distal forearm adjacent to the flexor carpi radialis. The clinical significance is that in performing wrist tendon arthroplasty, this structure and, in close proximity, the sensory branch of the median nerve may be encountered. Whether cutting the pulley of the flexor carpi radialis is clinically significant in changing wrist biomechanics is unknown. Clin. Anat. 14:246–247, 2001. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.