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 ...

Rest, ice, compression, and elevation help treat tendonitis at home. Overuse, like typing or running, often causes extensor tendonitis. Pain from tendonitis gets worse if you use the affected muscles ...

Introduction: Lesions of the quadriceps or patellar tendon after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are a rare but serious complication which, if left untreated, can lead to loss of function of the knee ...

Extensor mechanism knee injuries are a common clinical entity seen by physicians in a variety of clinical settings. The extensor mechanism is critical for normal gait, activities of daily living, and ...

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea Bilateral congenital dislocation of the extensor tendon in the metacarpophalangeal ...

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 ...

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 ...

Extensor surfaces are parts of the skin found outside a joint, like the front of the knees and elbows. Conditions like psoriasis and dermatitis herpetiformis often affect these extensor surfaces.

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Bogodogo University Hospital of Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Spontaneous tendons rupture of hand is not frequent. They are easy to diagnose and ...