Lister's tubercle
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Left hand. Lister's tubercle shown.
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Axial T1-weighted MRI slice through the wrist at the level of Lister's tubercle.
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| Latin | tuberculum dorsale |
| TA | A02.4.05.017 |
| FMA | 23527 |
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Anatomical terminology
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Lister's tubercle or dorsal tubercle of radius is a bony prominence located at the distal end of the radius, palpable on the dorsum of the wrist.
Lister's tubercle serves as a pulley for the tendon of extensor pollicis longus, which wraps around the medial side and takes a 45 degree turn.
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