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Extensor tendons of the fingers: Arrangement and variations‐ii
Author(s) -
ElBadawi M. G. Y.,
Butt M. M.,
AlZuhair A. G. H.,
Fadel R. A.
Publication year - 1995
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.980080604
Subject(s) - anatomy , tendon , medicine , extensor digitorum communis , little finger , extensor digitorum muscle , ring finger , middle finger , extensor muscle , index finger , dorsum , biology , thumb , skeletal muscle , biochemistry , gene , soleus muscle
One hundred eighty‐one dissected hands were examined to study the pattern of extensor tendons on the dorsum of the hand. Extensor digitorum often had multiple tendons for the middle and ring fingers. Its contribution to the little finger was usually by a bifurcating tendon common with that of the ring finger. The index finger always received a single tendon. Intertendinous connections between the various tendons of the extensor digitorum were variable but were most frequent between ring and middle fingers. Extensor indicis had one tendon in most of the specimens and it was always on the ulnar side of the extensor digitorum tendon. This remained true even when there were multiple tendons. Extensor digiti minimi had two tendons in most cases. It was always linked to extensor digitorum either by receiving one or part of its tendon or by an intertendinous connection. Two accessory muscles were seen, one was extensor indicis brevis replacing the proper muscle. The other, the extensor medii brevis, was distributed to the middle finger. © 1995 WiIey‐Liss, Inc.