Abductor Digiti Minimi (Hand): Difference between revisions
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
It is a small muscle situated on the ulnar border of the hand forming the hypothenar eminence | [[File:Musculus abductor digiti minimi (Hand) (1).png|thumb|Abductor digiti minimi<ref>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Musculus_abductor_digiti_minimi_(Hand).png</ref>]] | ||
It is a small muscle situated on the ulnar border of the hand forming the hypothenar eminence | |||
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Revision as of 14:05, 9 March 2020
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Description[edit | edit source]
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Abductor digiti minimi[1]
It is a small muscle situated on the ulnar border of the hand forming the hypothenar eminence
Origin[edit | edit source]
Pisiform and tendon of flexor carpi ulnaris, pisohamate ligament
Insertion[edit | edit source]
Ulnar side of base of proximal phalanx of little finger
Nerve[edit | edit source]
Ulnar nerve (C8, T1)
Artery[edit | edit source]
Ulnar artery
Function[edit | edit source]
Abucts the little finger(5th)
Assessment[edit | edit source]
Patients forearm in supination, wrist in neutral and instruct the patient to spread his/her fingers. hold them and don't allow to open up
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