Etoricoxib
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Etoricoxib

Etoricoxib is a selective COX-2 inhibitor utilized to alleviate moderate post-surgical dental pain as a short-term treatment and inflammatory and painful symptoms of different forms of arthritis. Description Etoricoxib, vended under the trade representation Arcoxia, is a selective COX-2 inhibitor from McOLSON Research Laboratories. Synonyms Brand names Brand names for etoricoxib include: Etoricoxib (Arcoxia, Merck &…

Knock knee
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Knock Knee (Genu Valgum)

What is a Knock Knee? Knock knee, also known as genu valgum, is a condition where the knees angle inward and touch each other when the legs are straightened. This can cause the ankles to be spaced apart, resulting in an awkward gait or stance. Knock knees can occur naturally in children as they grow…

flexor digitorum superficialis
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Flexor digitorum superficialis muscle

What is the Flexor digitorum superficialis muscle? The largest muscle in the forearm’s anterior compartment is the flexor digitorum superficialis. Along with the pronator teres, flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris, and palmaris longus, it is a member of the forearm’s superficial flexors. This muscle is alternatively categorized as a distinct middle/intermediate layer of the…

palmaris longus
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Palmaris Longus Muscle

What is Palmaris longus? The Palmaris longus is a long muscle of the foremost lower arm. It can be absent in 10% of people, but it runs from the distal humerus to the hand’s root. Along with the pronator teres, flexor carpi ulnaris, flexor carpi radialis, and flexor digitorum superficialis muscles, the Palmaris longus has…

Pronator quadratus muscle
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Pronator Quadratus muscle

What is the Pronator Quadratus muscle? The quadrangular, short, flat, and thin muscle known as the pronator quadratus is located in the forearm’s anterior compartment. Along with the flexor digitorum profundus and the flexor pollicis longus, it is a member of the deep group of forearm flexors. The forearm flexors’ superficial group covers these three…

Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Muscle
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Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Muscle

What is Flexor carpi ulnaris? The fusiform muscle known as the flexor carpi ulnaris can be found in the forearm’s anterior compartment. Along with the pronator teres, palmaris longus, flexor digitorum superficialis, and flexor carpi radialis, it is a member of the forearm’s superficial flexors. The superficial flexor located most medially is the flexor carpi…

Anconeus Muscle
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Anconeus Muscle

What is Anconeus? The anconeus is a tiny, triangular arm muscle. It runs from the distal humerus to the proximal ulna and is found on the back of the elbow. The anconeus muscle, along with the brachioradialis, extensor carpi radialis longus, extensor carpi radialis brevis, extensor digitorum, extensor digiti minimi, and extensor carpi ulnaris muscles,…

pronator teres
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Pronator Teres Muscle

The pronator teres muscle is a forearm muscle that originates from two separate heads. The first head arises from the medial epicondyle of the humerus, while the second head originates from the coronoid process of the ulna. The two heads join together to form a single muscle belly, which inserts onto the lateral aspect of…

obliquus-capitis-superior-muscle
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Obliquus capitis superior muscle

Introduction Obliquus capitis superior, or superior oblique muscle, is a small paired muscle found deep in the upper cervical region, at the base of the occipital bone. It is one of four muscles that incorporate the suboccipital muscles group along with rectus capitis posterior major, rectus capitis posterior minor and obliquus capitis inferior muscles. Obliquus…

Brachialis muscle
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Brachialis muscle

What is the Brachialis muscle? The Teichmann muscle is also known as the brachialis (brachialis antics). At the elbow joint, the brachialis muscle is a primary flexor of the elbow. It has a fusiform structure and is situated proximal to the biceps brachii in the anterior (flexor) compartment of the arm. The brachialis is a…