This easy exercise is called the thumb stretch: Extend your thumb away from your palm while keeping the rest of your fingers relaxed. Hold this position for five to 10 seconds before releasing. Doing ...

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 ...

・手の短母指伸筋：extensor pollicis brevis m. 起始：橈骨後側面，前腕骨間膜 停止；母指末節骨底の背側面 神経：橈骨神経（後【前腕】骨幹神経） 髄節：C6~7（8） ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Techniques for restoring thumb opposition require multiple incisions and frequently use nonagonist muscles. Our ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The findings were presented by Andrew Putman, MD, at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery ...

The extensor pollicis longus (EPL) tendon, given its complex anatomical course, is at a higher risk of rupture when compared with other extensor tendons of the hand. This is most often seen in the ...

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