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== Clinical relevance<ref>Harrison M. Common problems. Neurological Skills. 1987;:63-99.</ref>  ==
== Clinical relevance<ref>Harrison M. Common problems. Neurological Skills. 1987;:63-99.</ref>  ==
* [[carpal tunel syndrome]].
* [[Carpal Tunnel Syndrome|carpal tunel syndrome]].
* Median and [[Ulnar Nerve|ulnar]] nerve lesion.
* Median and [[Ulnar Nerve|ulnar]] nerve lesion.
* [[Syringomyelia]]
* [[Syringomyelia]]
* [[Motor neurone disease]]
* [[Motor Neurone Disease MND|Motor neurone disease]]
* [[Peripheral neuropathy]]  
* [[Neuropathic Pain|Peripheral neuropathy]]  


== Assessment<ref>UC San Diego's Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine [Internet]. Meded.ucsd.edu. 2020 [cited 22 September 2020]. Available from: <nowiki>https://meded.ucsd.edu/clinicalmed/joints3.html</nowiki></ref>  ==
== Assessment<ref>UC San Diego's Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine [Internet]. Meded.ucsd.edu. 2020 [cited 22 September 2020]. Available from: <nowiki>https://meded.ucsd.edu/clinicalmed/joints3.html</nowiki></ref>  ==

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Description[1][edit | edit source]

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Abductor pollicis brevis muscle is the most lateral and superficial of the three muscles forming the thenar emirence.

Origin[2][edit | edit source]

It takes its origin from the front of transverse carpal ligament, extending into the tubercles of scaphoid and trapezium with an occasional contribution from the tendon of abductor pollicis longus.

Insertion[3][edit | edit source]

The muscle has a short tendon which attaches to the radial side of the base of the proximal phalanx of the thumb.

Nerve[4][edit | edit source]

Median nerve C8, T1.

Artery[4][edit | edit source]

Princeps pollicis artery.

Function[5][edit | edit source]

It acts to abduct the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb.

Clinical relevance[6][edit | edit source]

Assessment[7][edit | edit source]

Function can be tested by providing resistance to abduction up and away from the plane of the palm.

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Resources[edit | edit source]

  1. Cael C. Functional anatomy. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2011.
  2. Palastanga N, Field D, Soames R. Anatomy and human movement. 4th ed. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2002.
  3. Lippert L, Lippert L. Clinical kinesiology and anatomy. 4th ed. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis; 2006.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Tiwana MS, Sinkler MA, Bordoni B. Anatomy, Shoulder and Upper Limb, Triceps Muscle. StatPearls [Internet]. 2020 May 30.
  5. The Muscles of the Hand - Thenar - Hypothenar - TeachMeAnatomy [Internet]. Teachmeanatomy.info. 2020 [cited 21 September 2020]. Available from: https://teachmeanatomy.info/upper-limb/muscles/hand/?fbclid=IwAR12pBXShD88Na_jqJc6bSMhslR1-4F573kwF60ZHdV3C67U7380Itmqgxk#Lumbricals
  6. Harrison M. Common problems. Neurological Skills. 1987;:63-99.
  7. UC San Diego's Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine [Internet]. Meded.ucsd.edu. 2020 [cited 22 September 2020]. Available from: https://meded.ucsd.edu/clinicalmed/joints3.html