Lister's tubercle
Lister's tubercle | |
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Left hand. Lister's tubercle shown. | |
Axial T1-weighted MRI slice through the wrist at the level of Lister's tubercle. | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | tuberculum dorsale |
TA | A02.4.05.017 |
FMA | 23527 |
Lister's tubercle or dorsal tubercle of radius is a bony prominence located at the distal end of the radius, palpable on the dorsum of the wrist.
Function
Lister's tubercle serves as a pulley for the tendon of extensor pollicis longus, which wraps around the medial side and takes a 45 degree turn.[1]
References
- ↑ "Wheeless Online". Retrieved 27 April 2014.
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