The extensor tendons raise and straighten our fingers in our thumbs and as such are an important part of hand function. Hand function, as we all know, is a complex series […] ...

The extensor digitorum brevis tendon transfer is useful in the earlier grades of deformity, before the metatarsophalangeal joint experiences a rigid deformity or complete dislocation.

Late reconstructive techniques are needed to repair flexor and extensor tendon injuries if repair is done more than 3 weeks after trauma.

Extensor tendonitis causes pain across the top of the foot. The extensor tendons join the muscles on the front of the lower leg, to the toes. They pull the toes upwards away from the ground.

Extensor tendonitis affects the tendons that connect the bones of the toes to the bones of the ankle. People with this condition will feel pain on the top of their feet, especially when active and ...

BOSTON – Iatrogenic extensor tendon-related complications can be eliminated through the use of screws that do not violate the dorsal cortex during volar plate fixation of distal radius fractures ...

Extensor tendon injuries, most frequently occurring in the hand, represent a significant clinical challenge due to the intricacies of the extensor mechanism and the vital function it performs in ...

Late Reconstruction of Flexor and Extensor Tendon Injuries , Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa; , Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC. Disclosures ...