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Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
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Interosseous Membrane





- Discussion:
      - almost completely bridges radius & ulna from proximal to distal R-U joint
      - acts as a hinge for rotation of radius about ulna;
      - fibers run distally in oblique direction from radius and ulna;
      - central portion thickened in 3.5 cm band;
      - forces are transmitted from hand to radius & in turn to ulna
            via diffuse attachment of membrane



Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.