Flexor digitorum profundus

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Added by Christian Veillette, last edited by Orthopaedia Assistant on Jun 09, 2009 (view change)

Origin	Ulna
Insertion	Distal phalanges
Action(s)	Flex hand, interphalangeal joints
Nerve Supply	Flexor digitorum profundus is innervated by the median and ulnar nerves. The medial aspect of the muscle (which flexes the 4th and 5th digit) is supplied by the ulnar nerve (C8, T1) The lateral aspect (which flexes the 2nd, 3rd and 4th digit) by the median nerve (via its anterior interosseous branch) (C8, T1). It is one of two flexor muscles that is not exclusively supplied by the median nerve (the other is flexor carpi ulnaris).
Arterial Supply	Anterior interosseous artery
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Discussion	Antagonist: Extensor digitorum muscle

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MRI findings in Kirner deformity: normal insertion of the flexor digitorum profundus tendon without soft-tissue enhancement

Closed Zone III Rupture of the Flexor Digitorum Profundus Tendons of the Right Index, Long, and Ring Fingers in a Bowler: Gutterball Syndrome

Intramuscular communicating branches in the flexor digitorum profundus: dissection and Sihler’s staining

Subkutaner Sehnenabriss des M. flexor digitorum profundus

Location of nerve entry points of flexor digitorum profundus

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. Orthopaedia Main - Flexor digitorum profundus. In: Orthopaedia - Collaborative Orthopaedic Knowledgebase. Created Jan 05, 2008 20:03 by Christian Veillette , Last modified Jun 09, 2009 09:20 ver.3. Retrieved 2010-07-30, from http://www.orthopaedia.com/x/MIE9.

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