There are over 600 muscles in the human body. Still, most bodybuilders and exercisers tend to focus all their attention… ...

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Matsuda Hospital, Sendai, Japan. 2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan. An avulsion fracture of the extensor ...

Tendon autografts play an important role in upper limb reconstruction and a working knowledge of tendon autograft options is essential for the surgeon. Although palmaris longus is often the first ...

The lower leg muscles include the gastrocnemius, soleus, and tibialis anterior. The tibia and fibula are the two main bones supporting the lower leg muscles. The anterior, lateral, posterior, and deep ...

Flexor hallucis longus transfer is an effective surgical alternative to the modified Jones procedure for correcting clawed hallux, according to a study presented at the American Orthopaedic Foot and ...

Background: Diabetic foot complications, driven by microvascular dysfunction, remain a leading cause of morbidity and amputations. Early detection of microcirculatory and biomechanical alterations in ...

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 ...