Synovial sheath

Synovial sheath
Synovial sheath
Latin vagina synovialis
Gray's subject #68 283

A synovial sheath is a layer of a tendon sheath containing tendons in the hand and foot.

They lie internal to the fibrous tendon sheaths.[1]

An example is the common synovial sheath for the flexor tendons.

See also

  • synovium

References


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