anatomical snuffbox

ANATOMIC SNUFFBOX

anatomic snuffbox

, anatomical snuffbox

A depression in the skin formed at the posterior base of the thumb when the thumb is extended from the hand. The lateral (outer) wall of the snuff box is formed from the tensed tendons of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis; the medial wall is formed by the tensed tendon of the extensor pollicis longus; the proximal wall is formed by the styloid process of the radius, and the distal wall is formed by the base of the first metacarpal. Under the floor of the snuff box, the scaphoid and trapezium wrist bones can sometimes be felt, and the radial artery runs under the snuff box as it loops laterally around the thumb.

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Doyle & Botte (2003) affirmed that the dorsoulnar corner of the anatomical snuffbox contains only the tendon of the ECRL muscle, but in agreement with Tubbs et al.

Morphology and Morphometry of the Tendons of the Palmaris Longus and Radial Carpal Extensor Muscles in Humans/ Morfologia y Morfometria de los Tendones de los Musculos Palmar Largo y Extensores Radiales del Carpo en el Hombre

Along with pain and tenderness in the anatomical snuffbox, the patient has swelling on the radial side of the wrist.

Carpal box and open cup radiography

The anatomical snuffbox (AS) is a depression in wrist's radial part, limited by the tendons of abductor longus muscle, extensor pollicis brevis and extensor pollicis longus muscles (Latarjet & Ruiz-Liard, 2007).

Nine years' experience with end-to-end arteriovenous fistula at the 'anatomical snuffbox' for maintenance haemodialysis.

Ischaemia of the index finger and thumb secondary to thrombosis of the radial artery in the anatomical snuffbox. J.

Anatomical Snuffbox and it Clinical Significance. A Literature Review/La Tabaquera Anatomica y su Importancia Clinica. Una Revision de la Literatura