Pulley system reconstruction may be accomplished using a free tendon graft, a distally-based slip of FDS, or a slip of the extensor retinaculum which can be woven along the volar edge of the ...

vch.ca The extensor mechanism (EM) of the knee comprises the quadriceps muscles and tendon, the patella, patellar tendon and supporting retinaculum (figure 1). Injuries of the EM are common and may ..

wkes.eu The extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU ... The retinaculum principally prevents bowstringing of the tendon across the wrist during muscle contraction. The ECU subsheath lies deep in the retinaculum ...

The complexity and interrelationships of the extensor mechanism make it distinctly different from the flexor mechanism finger. The extensor mechanism functions through two sets of muscles which ...