Correspondence to Mr Ryan D Postle, The University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, Canada; rpostle{at}student.ubc.ca The patient is a 24-year-old right-handed amateur female tennis ...
SUPPURATIVE inflammation of the flexor tendons of the hand presents a controversial problem, and one that has not been solved surgically. The incidence and complications of acute suppurative ...
The extensor apparatus of the human hand comprises a network of tendons that arise from forearm musculature and traverse the dorsal wrist to insert on the digits and thumb. While the extensor ...
Five patients with recurrent dislocation of the extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) tendon resulting from an athletic injury were treated by reconstruction of the ECU tendon sheath, and each had a ...
JAMES M. DANIELS, II, M.D., M.P.H. Primary care physicians must be able to recognize wrist and hand injuries that require immediate attention. A complete history and physical examination, including ...
De Quervain tenosynovitis is pain and swelling in the tendons around your thumb. Specifically, it affects the tendons of two muscles called abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis. De ...
The extensor digitorum muscle (also called the “extensor digitorum communis”) is one of the key muscles on the backside of the forearm. The extensor digitorum muscle helps in the movements of the ...
De Quervain’s tenosynovitis is inflammation of the tendons in the thumb. A person with the condition will experience pain when they move their thumb, but several treatments can ease symptoms. The ...
BOSTON — Red Sox starter Kutter Crawford underwent wrist surgery Wednesday and most likely will miss the rest of the season. In a release, the team said he had surgery “to reconstruct the stabilizing ...