Dorsal tubercle of the radius (Lister's tubercle)

Study entry

Description

Prominence on the dorsal surface of the distal end of the radius, between two shallow grooves for extensor tendons.

Relations

The tendon of the extensor pollicis longus passes medial to it and uses it as a pulley.

Source: cap. 3, «Huesos del antebrazo»

Other structures in this region

• Conoid tubercle
• Trapezoid line
• Scapular notch
• Glenoid cavity
• Supraglenoid tubercle
• Infraglenoid tubercle
• Subscapular fossa
• Supraspinous fossa