The flexor retinaculum (transverse carpal ligament or anterior annular ligament) is a strong fibrous band that arches over the carpus converting the deep groove on the front of the carpal bones into a tunnel the carpal tunnel through which the Flexor tendons of the digits and the median nerve pass.
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