Clasped thumb is characterised by thumb adduction and flexion deformity at the metacarpophalangeal joint caused by abnormalities in the extensor tendons. While conservative treatments are effective in ...

Corresponding author; Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgical Specialties, National Center for Child Health and Development, 2-10-1 Okura, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157-8535, Japan. Tel: ...

We present a report of an anatomical variation, the function of which is unclear. An anomalous, independent tendon to the thumb was accompanied by an accessory supernumerary tendon to the extensor ...

Correspondence to: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tsuchiura Kyodo Hospital, 4-1-1 Ohtsuno, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki 300-0028, Japan. Tel: +81-29-830-3711, Fax: +81-29-823-1160 ...

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 ...

Late direct repair of a lacerated flexor tendon is a tendon repair performed 3 weeks after injury. When direct repair is performed late, contraction of the musculotendonous unit makes it difficult to ...

Medical alert: Your thumb has not yet evolved to the point where it can make the same repetitive tapping gesture over and over and over again for several hours at a time. PIX11 brings us word that ...

A 40-year-old man comes to the emergency department (ED) for suture removal from a laceration repair 10 days ago. He reports the pain is better, but that the thumb still feels stiff. He denies fever, ...