Common extensor tendon

The common extensor tendon is a tendon shared by a number of extensor muscles in the forearm. It attaches to the lateral epicondyle of the humerus.

It serves as the origin (in part) for a number of muscles (largely in the posterior compartment of the forearm:
 * Extensor carpi radialis brevis
 * Extensor digitorum
 * Extensor digiti minimi
 * Extensor carpi ulnaris