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Sonoanatomy of anterior forearm muscles

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The anterior or volar compartment of the forearm contains eight muscles: five belong to the superficial group (pronator teres, flexor carpi radialis, palmaris longus, flexor digitorum superficialis and flexor carpi ulnaris), and three to the deep group (flexor digitorum profundus, flexor pollicis longus and pronator quadratus). Knowledge of the topographic anatomy is essential for correct performance of ultrasound (US) examinations and correct interpretation of the images provided.

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  1. Serviço de Reumatologia, Unidade Local de Saúde Do Alto Minho, Ponte de Lima, Portugal

    Joana Rodrigues, Daniela Santos-Faria, Joana Silva, Soraia Azevedo, José Tavares-Costa & Filipa Teixeira

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Rodrigues, J., Santos-Faria, D., Silva, J. et al. Sonoanatomy of anterior forearm muscles. J Ultrasound 22, 401–405 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40477-019-00388-z

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