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extensor retinaculum

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extensor retinaculum
n.
A strong fibrous band stretching obliquely across the back of the wrist and binding down the extensor tendons of the fingers and thumb.


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The abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons pass through the first dorsal compartment of the wrist beneath the extensor retinaculum and can angle sharply when the wrist is deviated radially.
A patient with de Quervain's tenosynovitis: a case report using an ... by Tichenor, Carol Jo / Physical Therapy
A complex extensor tendon injury is defined as one in which the periosteum of bone, adjacent soft tissue, or extensor retinaculum are also injured.
Clinical application of controlled stress to the healing extensor ... by Evans, Roslyn B. / Physical Therapy
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