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From: Intraspecific anatomical variations of the extensor tendons of the carpus and digits with a reexamination of their insertion sites in the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris): a cadaveric study

Fig. 1

(a) The three tendons of extensor carpi radialis (tECR) with one extra tendon inserting on the base of the fourth metacarpal bone (IV) in the right antebrachium of the specimen No. 1; Black arrowheads, the fine tendon fibers from the main tendon to the extra one; white arrowheads, the site where the tendon of the extensor digiti I et II (ED III) joining that of the extensor digitorum lateralis (EDL III) to contribute to the extensor expansion of digit III. (b and c) Cross-connections of the tendons of the ECR of the right and left antebrachia of a female crossbred dog (No. 2). White arrowheads, an extra tendon arising from the medial belly of the ECR to join distally the ECRB; black arrowheads, an accessory tendinous slip connecting the ECRB to the ECRL on the left side (c). sECRB, a split tendon of ECRB to the base of the metacarpal bones III and IV (Type A of a split tendon of ECRB). Scale bar: 20 mm

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