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hy2 - step1mom - ArchivalUser - 12-01-2005
kid trips and get run over with bikes of friends,cannot flex 3rd DIP only,what is damaged ?
0 - ArchivalUser - 12-01-2005
?? tibial just guess work
0 - ArchivalUser - 12-01-2005
tendon of flexor digitorum profundus.given as answer
0 - ArchivalUser - 12-01-2005
ok, and it is supplied by tibial right?
0 - ArchivalUser - 12-01-2005
FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS-Flexes distal phalanges at distal interphalangeal joints of medial four digits; assists with flexion of hand
Innervation Medial part: ulnar nerve (C8 and T1)
Lateral part: anterior interosseous branch of median nerve (C8 and T1)
0 - ArchivalUser - 12-01-2005
can it be upper limb and supplied by ulnar nerve and anterior interosseus branch of median nerve?
0 - ArchivalUser - 12-01-2005
yes savi.u r right
0 - ArchivalUser - 12-01-2005
YUP!That muscle belongs to upper limb only.