This week we are going to discuss a very complex condition that is called the extensor tendon laceration of the hand or thumb. The extensor tendons raise and straighten our fingers in our thumbs and ...

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 ...

A 40-year-old man comes to the emergency department (ED) for suture removal from a laceration repair 10 days ago. He reports the pain is better, but that the thumb still feels stiff. He denies fever, ...

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 ...

What Is de Quervain's Tenosynovitis? De Quervain's tenosynovitis is inflammation around the tendons in your thumb that leads to painful swelling. It's also called de Quervain's tendinosis or de ...

Extensor tendon injuries, most frequently occurring in the hand, represent a significant clinical challenge due to the intricacies of the extensor mechanism and the vital function it performs in digit ...

The UCL is actually composed of two different bands of the ligament that resist valgus force in different ranges of motion. The proper collateral ligament resists valgus force in flexion, while the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... De Quervain’s Disease is a painful tendinitis that develops at the base of the thumb at the wrist level. A Swiss surgeon, Fritz de Quervain, first described ...

The name may sound silly. But it's no laughing matter for anyone who's dealt with that sudden searing pain in the thumb and wrist. Researchers found women are four times more likely to develop "mommy ...

A tendon is a type of body tissue that connects muscle to bone. If a tendon becomes inflamed — painful and swollen — the condition is called tendonitis. In your hands, there are so-called extensor ...