Functional anatomy of the vagina fibrosa of the flexors of the fingers

E W Hoving; B Hillen

doi:10.1016/0266-7681(89)90026-0

Functional anatomy of the vagina fibrosa of the flexors of the fingers

E W Hoving, B Hillen

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Abstract

The flexor tendon sheaths of 40 fingers were investigated to determine which classification of the annular and cruciform pulleys seems to be justified. The classification of Kleinert et al. (1981) into five annular and four cruciform pulleys was the most consistent with our results. The constant presence of the mid-phalangeal annular pulleys in zones III and VII shows their major role in preventing the tendons from bow-stringing. The cruciform pulleys seem to allow the tendon sheath to deform during flexion.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	99-101
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Hand Surgery-British and European Volume
Volume	14
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0266-7681(89)90026-0
Publication status	Published - Feb 1989

Keywords

Fingers/anatomy & histology
Humans
Movement
Tendons/anatomy & histology

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Functional anatomy of the vagina fibrosa of the flexors of the fingers

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