The dorsal interossei muscles are a group of four muscles located between the metacarpal bones. Relative to the palmar interossei, they reside in a deeper plane nearer to the dorsal surface of the hand and they tend to be larger.
The dorsal interossei arise from the apposing sides of neighbouring metacarpal shafts. Each muscle independently inserts into the base of the proximal phalanx and extensor expansion of the second to fourth digits:
Their functions are varied:
They are innervated by the deep branch of the ulnar nerve (C8, T1).
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