IN CIVILIAN life, acute suppurative tenosynovitis and trauma to the joint phalanges are the most common causes of loss of flexor function in the hand. Loss of flexor function means loss of the "hook ...

For the first time, a prospective, randomized trial has compared the results of patients treated with an active therapy program and those treated with a passive motion program after zone-II flexor ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Tendon suspension led to the highest increase in thumb carpometacarpal load tolerance during ...

Late direct repair of a lacerated flexor tendon is a tendon repair performed 3 weeks after injury. When direct repair is performed late, contraction of the musculotendonous unit makes it difficult to ...

The patient presents with a flexor pollicis longus (FPL) tendon laceration. The FPL originates from the anterior radius and coronoid process and inserts at the distal phalanx of the thumb. The tendon ...

KANSAS CITY – Andy Pettitte‘s timetable to return the rotation hit a minor speed bump Thursday. At least the Yankees are hoping it’s minor. Pettitte suffered a minor setback as a sore left hip flexor ...

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said Tuesday he tore three of the five flexor tendons attached to his elbow prior to his season-ending surgery last September. "There's no real name ...