which nerve passes through the flexor retinaculum of the hand?
The tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi ulnaris are partly attached to the surface of the retinaculum; below, the short muscles of the thumb and little finger originate from the flexor retinaculum. Function. The flexor retinaculum is the roof of the carpal tunnel, through which the median nerve and tendons of muscles which flex the hand pass. Clinical significance indication of the site of the problem in carpal tunnel syndrome