Anatomical snuffbox
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A triangular region on the dorsum of the hand between the tendons of extensor pollicis longus (ulnar side) and extensor pollicis brevis/abductor pollicis longus (radial side). It is clinically important as tenderness here may indicate scaphoid fracture.
The snuffbox also contains sensory fibres from the radial nerve and the radial artery
