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The Extensor Retinaculum of The Wrist: An Anatomical and Biomechanical StudyFrom the Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, N.Y
Through an anatomical and biochemical study, utilizing sixty-five cadaver specimens, the extensor retinaculum of the wrist was examined. It is a complex variable fibrous structure, whose functions are to prevent dorsal bowstringing of the extensor tendons and to prevent radial and ulnar displacement of extensor tendons. We recommend that a portion of the extensor retinaculum be preserved or reconstructed at the time of dorsal wrist surgery.
Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 10, No. 1,
11-16 (1985) |
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