Anatom3DTendon sheath of flexor carpi radialis
Vagina tendinis musculi flexoris carpi radialis · Pochva šlachy vřetenního ohýbače zápěstí
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
The sleeve around the flexor carpi radialis tendon in its own tunnel through the trapezium at the wrist.
What it does
Lets the tendon glide in its narrow tunnel.
Keeping it well
Can become inflamed, often with arthritis at the base of the thumb.
Related conditions
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- De Quervain's tenosynovitis
- Dupuytren's contracture & trigger finger
- Ganglion cyst
- Gout
- Haemophilia & bleeding disorders
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Lyme disease
- Marfan syndrome & connective tissue disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Pseudogout (calcium pyrophosphate disease)
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Raynaud's phenomenon
- Repetitive strain & overuse injury
- Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Temporomandibular joint disorder