The purpose of this study was firstly, to describe a simple clinical tool that can be used to measure the extensibility of the flexor pollicis longus (FPL) muscle; secondly, to test its reliability; ...

IN CIVILIAN life, acute suppurative tenosynovitis and trauma to the joint phalanges are the most common causes of loss of flexor function in the hand. Loss of flexor function means loss of the "hook ...

The patient presents with a flexor pollicis longus (FPL) tendon laceration. The FPL originates from the anterior radius and coronoid process and inserts at the distal phalanx of the thumb. The tendon ...

The human hand is remarkably different from that of other primates, with shorter fingers, a smaller palm and a significantly stronger thumb; of course, the most notable feature of our hands is the ...

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 ...