APL, abductor pollicis longus; EPB, extensor pollicis brevis; RV, radial vein. (C) Ultrasound image of the wrist during transradial access over the medial aspect of the radial styloid. Radial artery ...

The CMC and MCP joints; the radial collateral ligament; the extensor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis. Turns out there’s a lot going on in that digit.

An adherent extensor pollicis longus tendon may have to be displaced from its scarred sheath into the soft subcutaneous tissue.

Introduction: Tendon transfer surgeries that engage the flexor pollicis longus (FPL) muscle are commonly performed to enable lateral pinch grasp in persons with tetraplegia. Functional outcomes, ...

Stenosing tendovaginitis is due to a thickening of the fibrous sheath that covers the tendons and the synovial sheaths of the abductor pollicis longus and the extensor pollicis brevis as they pass ...

Figure 1. Distal cross-over point with extensor pollicis longus (EPL) passing over the extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB) and the extensor carpi radialis longus (ECRL). Asterix (*) indicates hydro ...

Extensor pollicis longus: This muscle starts on the back side of the ulna and extends to the thumb. Extensor pollicis brevis: Starting on the back of the radius, the extensor pollicis brevis connects ...

De Quervain tenosynovitis is pain and swelling in the tendons around your thumb, the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis.

Conclusion In summary, understanding the anatomical course of the extensor pollicis longus tendon, along with the potential range of its movement and resulting positional changes, is essential for ...

Your forearm anatomy includes 20 muscles, ranging from the extensor carpi radialis longus to the abductor pollicis longus. One of the largest is the brachioradialis, which helps to bend your elbow.

De Quervain's tenosynovitis (also called de Quervain's disease) is a condition that affects tendons that attach to two muscles of the thumb—extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus. This ...