Introducing the Foveola lunata, an anatomical landmark of the wrist

Ann Anat. 2023 Sep 29:152163. doi: 10.1016/j.aanat.2023.152163. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe lunate foveola is often the starting point of a cystic swelling called a "ganglion". To make the anatomy of this region more relevant to the needs of clinicians and more accessible to students, we propose to introduce the term lunate foveola (Foveola lunata) on the dorsal side of the wrist just distal to the os lunatum. The easily located foveola will help in the examination of the wrist to more easily understand the anatomy of the wrist and facilitate the examination of patients with wrist injuries when an injury to the lunate (Os lunatum) is suspected.PMID:37778712 | DOI:10.1016/j.aanat.2023.152163

Source: Annals of Anatomy - October 1, 2023 Category: Anatomy Authors: Slawomir Wozniak Friedrich Paulsen Source Type: research