Ulnar canal

Canalis ulnaris

  • Eponym: Guyon's canal

Definition

The ulnar canal (ulnar tunnel, Guyon's canal), is a space at the wrist between flexor retinaculum and the palmar carpal ligament (which runs between the pisiform bone and the hamate bone), through which the ulnar artery and the ulnar nerve travel into the hand.

References

This definition incorporates text from the wikipedia website - Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia. (2004, July 22). FL: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Retrieved August 10, 2004, from http://www.wikipedia.org

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