0 a Latin word meaning "ulnar" (= relating to the long, thin bone in the lower part of the arm), used in medical names and descriptions
Extensor digiti minimi is in the fifth, and extensor carpi ulnaris is in the 6th.
To restore independent flexion of the index finger could be performed by using the pronator teres or extensor carpi radialis ulnaris tendon muscle units.
Exercises are focused on the forearm muscles, such as the extensor carpi ulnaris; extensor digitorum to antagonize the flexion of the fingers.
Also, when someone tries to grip powerfully, the hand usually deviates in the ulnar direction under the influence of the flexor carpi ulnaris.
The objective measures were efficiency, absolute strength and weight of the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle.
It is contained within the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon.
The other two most commonly injured are the sixth (extensor carpi ulnaris) and second (intersection syndrome) compartments.
In this context the pisiform is regarded as a sesamoid bone embedded in the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris.
