Extensor Digitorum Communis: Difference between revisions

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== Description  ==
== Description  ==
It is located in the posterior aspect of the forearm
The extensor digitorum communis muscle is an extensor of the metacarpophalangeal


=== Origin ===
=== Origin ===
Lateral epicondyle of the [[humerus]]


=== Insertion  ===
=== Insertion  ===
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== Function ==
== Function ==
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== 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

Origin[edit | edit source]

Lateral epicondyle of the humerus

Insertion[edit | edit source]

Nerve[edit | edit source]

Artery[edit | edit source]

Function[edit | edit source]

Clinical relevance[edit | edit source]

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