To check if you possess this tendon, place your forearm on a table with your palm facing upwards. Touch your pinky finger to your thumb and slightly lift your hand off the surface. If you observe ...

Flexor tendon injury. Flexor tendons run from the arm to the wrist, palm, and fingers. They help you grasp things, bend your fingers and thumb, and make a fist.

Thumb tendonitis, also known as De Quervain’s tenosynovitis, causes swelling in the tendons that control thumb movement. Even though it occurs in roughly the same area as CTS, it affects the ...

Tendons connect the bones in your thumb and fingers to the muscles in your wrist and forearm. Each tendon is protected by a sheath. Trigger finger happens when this sheath becomes inflamed.

It was an accident that could have jeopardized the patient’s career. “He had a big metal beam or sheet that fell on his thumb ...

If the injury has caused a complete tear to the thumb ligament, a person will need surgery to repair it. Broken or fractured thumb. In some cases, a bone within the thumb may break.

The tendons controlling thumb movement develop inflammation through specific mechanisms during smartphone use. The repetitive nature of texting and scrolling creates thousands of identical ...

Under novocain anesthesia an incision 4 cm. in length is made over the long abductor and short extensor of the thumb. These tendons can be readily identified, ...

Rupture of the thumb ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) is a frequent injury of the hand, commonly caused by sports injuries and falls onto an outstretched hand. The ...

The thumb’s ability to touch each fingertip ... The controlled extension movement helps maintain joint mobility while improving tendon gliding. Hand tendons function like complex pulley ...

HOUSTON — Houston Astros utilityman Mauricio Dubón played the final month of the season with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb, a person with knowledge of the injury told The ...