Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A coupler device designed to mitigate the risk of repair rupture after zone 2 flexor tendon repairs was ...

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 ...

Using a chicken model, Peterson et al [1] compared the outcomes of complete sheath excision alone and with primary sheath repair, sheath closure with a fascial patch, and sheath reconstruction with a ...

ALTHOUGH restorative hand surgery is correctly regarded as having been developed primarily in military centers, repair of flexor tendons, one of the most frequent and difficult problems in civilian ...

NEW YORK -- Phillies right-hander Clay Buchholz had surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon in his right forearm Tuesday, and could miss the rest of the season. The 32-year-old was placed on the 10-day ...

We often focus on tendons when there is some damage to them. In today’s article we take a closer look at tendons and for that purpose we produce excerpts of an interview done with Dr. Shashanka ...

CLEVELAND - Houston Astros right-hander Ronel Blanco had arm surgery Friday that included a repair of his elbow ligament and a repair of his flexor tendon, the team announced. Blanco had his ulnar ...