The extensor retinaculum of the wrist: an anatomical and biomechanical study.
Through an anatomical and biochemical study, utilizing sixty-five cadaver specimens, the extensor retinaculum of the wrist was examined. It is a complex variable fibrous structure, whose functions are to prevent dorsal bowstringing of the extensor tendons and to prevent radial and ulnar displacement of extensor tendons. We recommend that a portion of the extensor retinaculum be preserved or reconstructed at the time of dorsal wrist surgery.
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000473:pathology; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology*