Extensor tendons are found just under the skin of the hand or the top of the feet. Extensor tendonitis is an inflammation of these tendons, and many factors can cause it. Tendons are bands of tissue ...

MOTOR regeneration of the median nerve after transection and repair of the median nerve at the wrist occurs in only about 5 per cent of cases. The thumb is incapable of abduction and opposition with ...

Extensor tendonitis can occur in your feet or hands due to overuse of the tendons. Treatment can involve medication to reduce inflammation and physical therapy, depending on the severity. Extensor ...

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 ...

RECONSTRUCTION of the burned hand starts at the time of the initial dressing. Intelligent treatment during the first month will effectively prepare the hand for later restorative procedures, whereas ...

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 ...

An injury to the tendon that straightens the tip of your finger or thumb is called a mallet finger (or “baseball finger”). If you have a mallet finger injury, your finger will: droop at the tip look ...

Extensor tendonitis is an inflammatory condition of the tendons on the back of the hands or the top of the feet. These tendons attach to muscles that straighten your fingers and lift up your toes and ...

Dupuytren’s contracture is when thick, fibrous tissue grows in the palm of the hand. It can cause the fingers to curl in toward the middle of the hand. Hand exercises can help keep the fingers supple, ...