The flexor pollicis longus muscle is located in the lower half of the arm, from the elbow down. It is an anatomical part that is unique to humans. The muscle extends into the hand and aids with thumb ...

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 ...

The flexor retinaculum of the hand is a fibrous band that is quite durable and extends over the carpus. The carpus is a group of bones located in the wrist between the ulna, the radius and the ...

Essay awarded the "Boylston" prize for 1897, department of anatomy and physiology, by the Boylstonmedical committee, Boston, Mass.

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 ...

Ultrasonography reveals tendon involvement in nearly 70% of the patients with hand osteoarthritis (OA), with no significant impact on hand function or pain. Tendon damage was more frequent in the ...