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== Description == | == Description == | ||
It is located in the posterior aspect of the forearm | It is located in the posterior aspect of the forearm. The extensor digitorum communis muscle is an extensor of the metacarpophalangeal joints | ||
The extensor digitorum communis muscle is an extensor of the metacarpophalangeal | |||
=== Origin === | === Origin === | ||
Lateral epicondyle of the [[humerus]] | Lateral epicondyle of the [[humerus]] at the common extensor tendon. | ||
=== Insertion === | === Insertion === | ||
=== Nerve === | === Nerve === | ||
Posterior Interosseous nerve | |||
=== Artery === | === Artery === | ||
The extensor digitorum communis is supplied by the posterior interosseous artery and the radial recurrent artery | |||
== Function == | == Function == | ||
{{#ev:youtube|aylgUWAuYBk}} | {{#ev:youtube|aylgUWAuYBk}}<ref>Extensor Digitorum Communis - Everything You Need To Know - Dr. Nabil Ebraheim. Available from: <nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aylgUWAuYBk</nowiki>[last accessed 02/10/2020]</ref> | ||
== Clinical relevance == | == Clinical relevance == | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
It is located in the posterior aspect of the forearm. The extensor digitorum communis muscle is an extensor of the metacarpophalangeal joints
Origin[edit | edit source]
Lateral epicondyle of the humerus at the common extensor tendon.
Insertion[edit | edit source]
Nerve[edit | edit source]
Posterior Interosseous nerve
Artery[edit | edit source]
The extensor digitorum communis is supplied by the posterior interosseous artery and the radial recurrent artery
Function[edit | edit source]
Clinical relevance[edit | edit source]
Assessment[edit | edit source]
Treatment[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Extensor Digitorum Communis - Everything You Need To Know - Dr. Nabil Ebraheim. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aylgUWAuYBk[last accessed 02/10/2020]
