Posterior Compartment of the Forearm
Description


Names
- Posterior Compartment of the Forearm
- Extensor compartment
- Dorsal compartment of the forearm
General
- Generally considered the extensor compartment
- Contains 12 muscles which primarily extend the wrist and fingers
- All muscles here are innervated by the radial nerve
- Can be divided into superficial and deep
- Separated from the Anterior Compartment of the Forearm by the Interosseous Membrane of Forearm
Superficial Dorsal Compartment of the Forearm
- Extensor Digitorum
- Extensor Digiti Minimi
- Extensor Carpi Ulnaris
- Anconeus
- Brachioradialis
- Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus
- Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis
Deep Dorsal Compartment of the Forearm
- Abductor Pollicis Longus
- Extensor Pollicis Brevis
- Extensor Pollicis Longus
- Extensor Indicis
- Supinator