Flexor retinaculum of the hand
Thickened fascia over the carpal tunnel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The flexor retinaculum (transverse carpal ligament or anterior annular ligament) is a fibrous band on the palmar side of the hand near the wrist. It arches over the carpal bones of the hands, covering them and forming the carpal tunnel.
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Latin | retinaculum musculorum flexorum manus (obsolete: ligamentum transversum carpi)[1] |
TA98 | A04.6.03.013 |
TA2 | 2550 |
FMA | 39988 |
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