Anatomy Of The Opponens Pollicis - Everything You Need To Know - Dr. Nabil Ebraheim скачать в хорошем качестве

Anatomy Of The Opponens Pollicis - Everything You Need To Know - Dr. Nabil Ebraheim

Dr. Ebraheim’s educational animated video describes the anatomy of the opponens pollicis muscle. The opponens pollicis is part of the thenar eminence. It is one of three thenar muscles: opponens pollicis, abductor pollicis brevis, and flexor pollicis brevis. The opponens pollicis originated from the flexor retinaculum and the tubercle of the trapezium. The opponens pollicis is inserted into the metacarpal bone of the thumb on its radial side. It is innervated by the recurrent branch of the median nerve. Flexion of the thumb’s metacarpal at the first carpometacarpal joint, which aids in opposition of the thumb. Ask the patient to touch the thumb and small finger tops together so that the nails are parallel. Try to feel the opponens pollicis muscle. Ask the patient to place the dorsum of the hand flat on the table. Ask the patient to raise the thumb up straight to form a 90 degree angle with the palm then palpate the contracting thenar muscles. Become a friend on facebook:   / drebraheim   Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/DrEbraheim_UTMC Donate to the University of Toledo Foundation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Endowed Chair Fund: https://www.utfoundation.org/foundati...