Colby Lewis, Texas Rangers reliable right-handed starting pitcher, will undergo surgery this week to repair a flexor tendon at his right elbow. He reportedly had an MRI that revealed the small tear ...
Karsten Knobloch, Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Hanover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hanover, Germany; kknobi{at}yahoo.com Background: Tendinopathy of the flexor carpi ...
The extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle aids in moving the hand. Specifically, it abducts and extends the hand at the wrist joint. The muscle works in concert with the extensor carpi radialis longus ...
If your job keeps you sitting behind a screen and typing on a keyboard, you may be dealing with chronic wrist issues. In fact, nearly all of my clients with desk jobs report nagging wrist pain, ...
The patient presents with a flexor pollicis longus (FPL) tendon laceration. The FPL originates from the anterior radius and coronoid process and inserts at the distal phalanx of the thumb. The tendon ...
The extensor carpi radialis longus (ECRL) is a muscle in your forearm that works in conjunction with the other muscles and tendons in your arm to help move your wrist and hand. It is in the same ...