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Glossary Anatomy

Flexor retinaculum

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Also known as retinaculum musculorum flexorum

Composite ligamentous structure at the volar wrist with three components: the proximal antebrachial fascia, the central transverse carpal ligament, and the distal aponeurotic continuation between thenar and hypothenar muscles. The transverse carpal ligament is the load-bearing portion in carpal tunnel pathology.

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