Flexor tendon injuries are common, particularly in the fingers, and can significantly impact hand function. Repairing these tendons is crucial for restoring movement and strength, but the ...

Wrist curls are a basic exercise that strengthens the flexor muscles of the wrist and forearm. To do this exercise, sit down ...

Tendons are strong bands of tissue that cross over the wrist. They connect the muscles in the forearms to the hand and finger bones. Flexor tendons on the palm side of your hand allow your fingers ...

tendons and one nerve (the median nerve – so-called, since it lies in the middle of the forearm and the wrist), to pass from the forearm to the hand. This passageway lies on the carpal bones and ...

In such close quarters, problems can arise. “Any time those tendons become inflamed, or the wrist is flexed or extended for a prolonged period, the pressure within the carpal tunnel goes up,” says ...

Litts is staff hand surgeon at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. Bozentka DJ, Litts C. Late Reconstruction of Flexor and Extensor Tendon Injuries. MedGenMed 1(1), 1999 [formerly ...

MRI is a form of nonionizing radiation that allows imaging of bone marrow, soft tissues (including cartilage, ligaments, and tendons ... view of the left wrist. Sclerotic margins at the scaphoid ...