Flexor Digitorum Profundus
Original Editor - Manisha Shrestha Top Contributors - Manisha Shrestha, Kim Jackson, Shaimaa Eldib and Vidya Acharya
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Description[edit | edit source]
It is the deep muscles of anterior compartment of forearm which is the main gripping power of hand.
It is the most powerful, and most bulky muscle of the forearm forming the muscular elevation seen and felt on the posterior surface of the forearm medial to the subcutaneous posterior border of the ulna.
It is a hybrid or composite muscle as it is innervated by two different nerves.
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Flexor Digitorum Profundus
Origin[edit | edit source]
Insertion[edit | edit source]
Nerve[edit | edit source]
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Function[edit | edit source]
Clinical relevance[edit | edit source]
- Avulsion of the flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) tendon is a relatively common injury that most frequently involves the ring finger.
Assessment[edit | edit source]
Treatment[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Anatomy Of The Flexor Digitorum Profundus Muscle - Everything You Need To Know - Dr. Nabil Ebraheim. Available from:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAlrNNCmaC0 [last accessed 28/05/2020]
- ↑ Sarah Tucker Oxford. Hand Examination; Finger Flexors FDS and FDP. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT0nR5d4Rnk [last accessed 28/05/2020]
