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Opponens digit minimi (ODM) is an intrinsic muscle of the hand. It's a triangular muscle that extends between the hamate bone (carpal bone) and the 5th metacarpal bone. It forms the hypothenar muscle group together with the abductor digiti minimi and flexor digit minimi brevis. These muscles act together in moving the little finger. | Opponens digit minimi (ODM) is an intrinsic muscle of the hand. It's a triangular muscle that extends between the hamate bone (carpal bone) and the 5th metacarpal bone. It forms the hypothenar muscle group together with the abductor digiti minimi and flexor digit minimi brevis, based on the medial side of the palm (hypothenar einence). These muscles act together in moving the little finger. The opponens digiti minimi is responsible for flexion, lateral rotation and opposition of the little finger. | ||
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The oponones digiti minimi which forms part of the intrinsic muscles provides fine motor movement of the hand. This is usually seen when trying to grip round or irregular objects such as a ball. As the ulner nerve (C8, T1) supplies this muscle, compromise to the nerve leads to atrophy of the ODM with a resulting weakness in the | The oponones digiti minimi which forms part of the intrinsic muscles provides fine motor movement of the hand. This is usually seen when trying to grip round or irregular objects such as a ball. As the ulner nerve (C8, T1) supplies this muscle, compromise to the nerve leads to atrophy of the ODM and other hypothenar muscles with a resulting weakness in moving the 5th finger. There's also numbness, tingling, and pain in the 5th finger that comes with [https://www.physio-pedia.com/Ulnar_Nerve_Entrapment ulnar nerve entrapment]. | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
Opponens digit minimi (ODM) is an intrinsic muscle of the hand. It's a triangular muscle that extends between the hamate bone (carpal bone) and the 5th metacarpal bone. It forms the hypothenar muscle group together with the abductor digiti minimi and flexor digit minimi brevis, based on the medial side of the palm (hypothenar einence). These muscles act together in moving the little finger. The opponens digiti minimi is responsible for flexion, lateral rotation and opposition of the little finger.
Origin[edit | edit source]
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Function[edit | edit source]
Clinical relevance[edit | edit source]
The oponones digiti minimi which forms part of the intrinsic muscles provides fine motor movement of the hand. This is usually seen when trying to grip round or irregular objects such as a ball. As the ulner nerve (C8, T1) supplies this muscle, compromise to the nerve leads to atrophy of the ODM and other hypothenar muscles with a resulting weakness in moving the 5th finger. There's also numbness, tingling, and pain in the 5th finger that comes with ulnar nerve entrapment.
