Proximal attachments

Common extensor tendon and by an aponeurotic sheet from the mediodorsal ulnar border which is
common to this muscle, flexor carpi ulnaris and flexor digitorum profundus.

Four of the superficial group of extensor muscles in the forearm (extensor carpi ulnaris, extensor digiti
minimi, extensor digitorum and extensor carpi radialis brevis) share a common tendinous attachment to
the lateral epicondyle of the humerus.

Distal attachments
Dorsoulnar aspect of fifth metacarpal base.

Four of the superficial group of extensor muscles in the forearm (extensor carpi ulnaris, extensor digiti
minimi, extensor digitorum and extensor carpi radialis brevis) share a common tendinous attachment to
the lateral epicondyle of the humerus.

Surface anatomy – palpation

Proximal: the origin of extensor carpi ulnaris is part of the common extensor tendon and thus difficult to
differentiate with palpation.

Distal: the tendon as it inserts into the dorsal base of the 5 th metacarpal can be clearly palpated.