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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A tendon is a type of fibrous tissue that connects your muscles to your bones. These tissues help control actions such as running, jumping, grasping, and lifting. Without tendons, you wouldn’t be able ...

De Quervain's disease, a form of stenosing tenosynovitis, predominantly affects the tendons within the first dorsal compartment of the wrist, namely the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis ...

The UCL is actually composed of two different bands of the ligament that resist valgus force in different ranges of motion. The proper collateral ligament resists valgus force in flexion, while the ...