MRI of The Forearm
MRI of The Forearm
MRI of The Forearm
Anconeus Posterior surface of the lateral Onto the radial side of the Nerve to anconeus
epicondyle, and adjacent part olecranon and adjacent part (C7, C8, T1)
of the elbow joint capsular onto the shaft of the ulna
ligament
Brachioradialis Upper two thirds of the lateral Lateral side of the base of the Radial (C5, C6, C7)
epicondylar ridge of the styloid process of the radius
humerus and the anterior
surface of the lateral
intermuscular septum
Extensor carpi radialis Lower third of the lateral Lateral part of the base of the Radial (C5, C6, C7)
longus epicondylar ridge, lateral second metacarpal
intermuscular septum, and
extensor tendons from the
lateral epicondyle
Extensor carpi radialis Common extensor tendon Back of the base of the third Radial or deep radial (poste-
brevis from the lateral epicondyle, metacarpal rior interosseus) (C7, C8)
intermuscular septa, and radial
collateral ligament of the
elbow joint
Extensor digitorum Common extensor tendon Dorsal digital fibrous expansion Deep radial (posterior
covering the dorsum of the interosseus) (C7, C8)
proximal phalanx and sides of
its base, base of the middle and
distal phalanges
Extensor digiti minimi Intermuscular septa, overlying Base of the proximal phalanx Deep radial (posterior
fascia, and common extensor of the little finger interosseus) (C7, C8)
tendon
Extensor carpi ulnaris Two heads: (1) distal dorsal part Onto a tubercle at the base of Deep radial (posterior
of the epicondyle, and (2) the fifth metacarpal interosseus) (C7, C8)
proximal three fourths of the
dorsal border of the ulna
Supinator Dorsal aspect of the lateral Lateral surface of the radius Deep radial (posterior
epicondyle, ulnar depression between the anterior and interosseous) (C5, C6)
distal to the radial notch, and posterior oblique lines
supinator crest
Abductor pollicis longus Lateral edge of the proximal Radial side of the ventral aspect Deep radial (posterior
part of the middle third of the of the base of the first interosseus) (C7, C8)
ulna, adjacent interosseous metacarpal
membrane, dorsal surface of
the radius, and occasionally,
the intermuscular septa
Extensor pollicis brevis Distal end of the middle third Base of the proximal phalanx of Deep radial (posterior
of the radius in its dorsal surface, the thumb or into the capsule of interosseus) (C7, C8)
interosseous membrane, and the metacarpophalangeal joint
occasionally, the ulna
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Extensor pollicis longus Middle third of the dorsal Base of the distal phalanx of Deep radial (posterior
surface of the ulna adjacent to the thumb interosseus) (C7, C8)
the interosseous membrane
Extensor indicis Proximal part of the distal Dorsal aponeurosis on the Deep radial (posterior
third of the posterior surface ulnar side of the index finger, interosseus) (C7, C8)
of the ulna interosseous adjacent to the base of the
membrane proximal phalanx
Pronator teres Two heads: (1) humeral head Onto the middle third of Median (C6, C7)
(superior half of the ventral lateral surface of the radius
surface of the medial
epicondyle), and (2) ulnar
head (medial border of the
coronoid process)
Flexor carpi radialis Medial epicondyle of the Base of the second metacarpal Median (C6, C7)
humerus and usually, base of the third
metacarpal
Palmaris longus Medial epicondyle Flexor retinaculum and Median (C7, C8)
palmar aponeurosis
Flexor carpi ulnaris Two heads: (1) medial Primarily onto the pisiform Ulnar (C7, C8)
epicondyle, and (2) medial
side of the olecranon, upper
two thirds of the dorsal
border of the ulna
Flexor digitorum Two heads: (1) ulnar (medial Ventral surface of the shaft of Median (C7, C8, T1)
superficialis epicondyle, ventral surface of the middle phalanx of each
the epicondyle, ulnar collateral finger
ligament, ulnar tuberosity,
medial border of coronoid
process), and (2) radial
(anterior oblique line and
ventral border below the
radial oblique line)
Flexor digitorum Proximal three fourths of the Bases of the distal phalanges Median, anterior interosseous
profundus medial and anterior surface of of the second to fifth digits branch (C8, T1)
the ulna and interosseous
membrane
Flexor pollicis longus Ventral surface of the radius, Base of the distal phalanx of Median, anterior interosseous
oblique line, and adjacent the thumb branch (C8, T1)
interosseus membrane
Pronator quadratus Medial side, ventral surface of Distal quarter of the ventral Median, anterior interosseous
the distal fourth of the ulna surface of the radius branch (C8, T1)
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AXIAL
Figure 6.1.1 Median basilic v of forearm
Pronator
teres m,
deep head
Cephalic v
Radial a Pronator teres m
Radial n, Flexor carpi
superficial radialis m
Palmaris
Accessory longus m
cephalic v Median n
Brachioradialis m Flexor digitorum
superficialis m
Biceps brachii t
Interosseous n,
Extensor carpi anterior
radialis longus m R Ulnar a
Radial n, deep Ulnar n
Supinator m Interosseous a,
Extensor carpi common
radialis brevis m
U Flexor carpi
Extensor ulnaris m
digitorum m Flexor digitorum
Extensor digiti profundus m
minimi m
Extensor carpi
ulnaris m
Anconeus m
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Cephalic v Pronator
teres m
Radial a
Flexor carpi
Radial n, radialis m
superficial Palmaris
longus m
Brachioradialis m
Median n
Extensor carpi Flexor digitorum
radialis longus m superficialis m
Ulnar a
Supinator m R Ulnar n
Radial n, deep Interosseous n,
anterior
Extensor carpi Flexor carpi
radialis brevis m ulnaris m
Extensor U Supinator m
digitorum m Interosseous a,
posterior
Extensor digiti
minimi m Flexor digitorum
profundus m
Extensor carpi
ulnaris m
Anconeus m
Pronator
teres m
Flexor carpi
Cephalic v
radialis m
Radial a Palmaris
longus m
Radial n,
Median n
superficial
Flexor digitorum
Brachioradialis m superficialis m
Supinator m Interosseous a,
R
anterior
Extensor carpi
Interosseous n,
radialis brevis m
anterior
Interosseous n,
posterior Flexor carpi
U ulnaris m
Extensor
digitorum m Interosseous a,
posterior
Extensor digiti Flexor digitorum
minimi m profundus m
Extensor carpi Abductor pollicis
ulnaris m longus m
Anconeus m
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Pronator
Cephalic v teres m
Radial a Flexor carpi
radialis m
Radial n,
superficial Palmaris
longus m
Brachioradialis m
Flexor digitorum
Flexor pollicis superficialis m
longus m Median n
Supinator m Ulnar a
Ulnar n
Extensor carpi Flexor carpi
radialis longus m R ulnaris m
Interosseous a,
Extensor carpi
anterior
radialis brevis m
Interosseous n,
Interosseous n, anterior
posterior U
Flexor digitorum
Extensor profundus m
digitorum m
Extensor pollicis
Interosseous a, longus m
posterior
Abductor pollicis
Extensor digiti longus m
minimi m
Cephalic v
Radial a
Radial n, Flexor carpi
superficial radialis m
Brachioradialis m Palmaris longus m
Flexor pollicis Flexor digitorum
longus m superficialis m
Pronator teres m Median n
Supinator m Ulnar a
Extensor carpi Ulnar n
radialis longus m Flexor carpi
ulnaris m
Extensor carpi Interosseous n,
R
radialis brevis m anterior
Interosseous a,
Interosseous a, anterior
posterior
U Flexor digitorum
Extensor profundus m
digitorum m
Interosseous n,
posterior Extensor pollicis
longus m
Extensor digiti
minimi m Abductor pollicis
longus m
Extensor digitorum m
Extensor pollicis
Extensor digiti longus m
minimi m
Flexor carpi
radialis m
Cephalic v Palmaris
Radial a longus m
Flexor carpi
radialis m and t
Cephalic v Palmaris
Radial a longus m
Median n
Radial n, superficial
Brachioradialis m Flexor digitorum
superficialis m
Flexor pollicis longus m
Ulnar a
Pronator teres t
Extensor carpi radialis Flexor carpi
longus m ulnaris m
Ulnar n
Extensor carpi radialis Interosseous
brevis m R a and n,
Interosseous a, anterior
posterior Flexor digitorum
Abductor pollicis profundus m
longus m Interosseous
Interosseous n, U membrane
posterior branches
Extensor digitorum m Extensor pollicis
Extensor digiti longus m
minimi m
Flexor carpi
radialis m and t
Cephalic v Palmaris
longus m
Radial a
Median n
Brachioradialis m and t
Flexor digitorum
Radial n, superficial superficialis m
Flexor pollicis longus m Ulnar a
Flexor carpi
Pronator teres t
ulnaris m and t
Extensor carpi radialis Ulnar n
longus m and t Interosseous
R
Extensor carpi radialis a and n,
brevis m anterior
Abductor pollicis Flexor digitorum
longus m profundus m
Interosseous n, U
Interosseous
posterior branches membrane
Extensor digitorum m Extensor pollicis
Extensor digiti longus m
minimi m
Flexor carpi
radialis m and t Palmaris longus t
Cephalic v
Brachioradialis t Median n
Radial a
Flexor digitorum
Radial n, superficial superficialis m
Flexor pollicis Flexor digitorum
longus m profundus m
Extensor carpi radialis Ulnar a
longus t Ulnar n
R Interosseous a and n,
Extensor carpi radialis anterior branches
brevis m
Abductor pollicis Flexor carpi ulnaris m
longus m
U Interosseous
Interosseous n,
membrane
posterior branches
Extensor pollicis
Extensor digitorum m longus m
Extensor digiti
minimi m
Flexor carpi
radialis m and t
Figure 6.1.19
Flexor carpi radialis t
Radial a
Flexor pollicis m Palmaris longus t
Brachioradialis t Median n
Cephalic v
Flexor digitorum
Radial n, superficial superficialis m
Extensor carpi radialis Flexor digitorum
longus t profundus m
Abductor pollicis longus m Ulnar a
R
Extensor carpi radialis Ulnar n
brevis t Flexor carpi
Extensor pollicis brevis m ulnaris m and t
Interosseous n, Pronator quadratus m
posterior branches U Interosseous a and n,
Extensor pollicis longus m anterior branches
Extensor digitorum t Extensor indicis m
SAGITTAL
Figure 6.2.1
Brachioradialis m
Basilic v
Median v of forearm
Figure 6.2.2
Accessory cephalic v
Brachioradialis m
Flexor digitorum
superficialis m
Radial a
Cephalic v
Flexor carpi
radialis m
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Figure 6.2.3
Supinator m
Radial a
and paired vv
Extensor carpi
radialis brevis m
Flexor carpi
radialis m
Extensor carpi
radialis longus m
Flexor digitorum
superficialis m
Flexor pollicis
longus m and t
Flexor digitorum
profundus t Cephalic v
Median n
Radius
Radial n, deep
Supinator m
Pronator teres m
Flexor carpi
radialis m
Median n
Extensor carpi
radialis brevis m
Median n
Flexor digitorum
superficialis m
Flexor pollicis
longus m
Radial tuberosity
Pronator teres m
Radial n, deep
Radius
Interosseous a,
posterior
Flexor digitorum
superficialis m
Abductor pollicis
longus m and t
Flexor digitorum
profundus m
Pronator
quadratus m
Figure 6.2.6
Biceps brachii t
Pronator teres m
Radial
tuberosity
Supinator m
Flexor carpi
radialis m
Flexor digitorum
superficialis m
Interosseous a,
Interosseous a, posterior
anterior
Radius
Extensor pollicis
Pronator
brevis m
quadratus m
Flexor carpi
ulnaris t
Ulnar a
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Figure 6.2.7
Interosseous a,
common
Supinator m
Palmaris
longus m
Ulnar a
Flexor digitorum
superficialis m Interosseous a,
posterior
Extensor
Flexor digitorum digitorum m
profundus m
Abductor pollicis
longus m
Interosseous n,
Interosseous a,
posterior
anterior
Extensor pollicis
brevis m
Pronator
quadratus m
Extensor pollicis
Flexor carpi longus m
ulnaris t
Radius
Ulnar a
Figure 6.2.8
Supinator m
Interosseous a and v,
posterior
Flexor digitorum
superficialis m
Abductor pollicis longus m
Extensor digitorum m
Flexor digitorum
profundus m
Ulnar a
Flexor carpi
ulnaris t
Interosseous n and a,
posterior
Abductor pollicis
longus m
Flexor digitorum
profundus m
Extensor
digitorum m
Flexor carpi
ulnaris m
Extensor pollicis
longus m
Ulnar n
Pronator
quadratus m
Ulna
Extensor indicis m and t
Ulnar n
Extensor carpi
Flexor digitorum ulnaris m
profundus m
Extensor
digitorum m
Ulnar n Ulna
Extensor indicis
m and t
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Figure 6.2.11
Flexor carpi Anconeus m
ulnaris m
Flexor digitorum
profundus m
Ulna
Extensor carpi
ulnaris m
Extensor
digitorum m
Figure 6.2.12
Flexor carpi
ulnaris m
Flexor digitorum
profundus m
Extensor carpi
ulnaris m
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CORONAL
Figure 6.3.1
Palmaris longus m
Figure 6.3.2
Ulnar a
Flexor digitorum profundus m and t Ulnar n
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Figure 6.3.3
Pronator teres m
Palmaris longus t
Ulnar a
Ulnar n
Flexor digitorum superficialis m and t
Figure 6.3.4
Cephalic v
Pronator teres m
Ulnar a
Ulnar n
Palmaris longus t
Figure 6.3.5
Cephalic v
Pronator teres m
Median n
Ulnar a
Pronator quadratus m
Flexor digitorum superficialis m
Ulna
Palmaris longus t
Flexor digitorum profundus m and t
Figure 6.3.6
Biceps brachii t
Supinator m
Radial a
Pronator teres m
Ulnar a
Brachioradialis m
Median n
Ulna
Pronator quadratus m
Flexor digitorum profundus m and t
Figure 6.3.7
Biceps brachii t
Supinator m
Ulnar a
Brachioradialis m
Pronator teres m
Radial a
Cephalic v
Ulna
Pronator quadratus m
Flexor digitorum profundus m and t
Extensor carpi ulnaris t
Flexor carpi radialis t
Radius
Figure 6.3.8
Biceps brachii t
Supinator m
Brachioradialis m
Pronator teres m
Flexor digitorum profundus m
Flexor digitorum superficialis m
Radial a
Cephalic v
Ulna
Interosseous a and n, anterior
Radius
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Figure 6.3.9
Ulna
Radial tuberosity
Interosseous a and n, anterior
Supinator m
Brachioradialis m
Radial n, superficial
Flexor digitorum profundus m
Pronator teres m
Cephalic v
Interosseous a and n, anterior Ulna
Radial a
Extensor indicis m
Figure 6.3.10
Supinator m
Radius
Ulna
Brachioradialis m
Radial n, superficial
Interosseous a and n, anterior
Radial a
Extensor pollicis longus t
Radius
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Figure 6.3.11
Brachioradialis m
Supinator m
Ulna
Extensor digitorum m
Radius
Radial n, superficial
Figure 6.3.12
Supinator m
Brachioradialis m
Ulna
Radius
Extensor digitorum m
Figure 6.3.13
Supinator m
Extensor carpi radialis longus m
Anconeus m
Interosseous a, posterior
Radius
Abductor pollicis longus m
Extensor digitorum m
Figure 6.3.14
Anconeus m
Supinator m
Extensor carpi radialis longus m
Figure 6.3.15
Extensor digitorum m
Figure 6.3.16
Extensor digitorum m
Extensor carpi radialis brevis m
Extensor carpi ulnaris m