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Flexor muscle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A flexor muscle is a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint, decreasing the angle between components of a limb, such as bending the knee or elbow. This action is known as flexion. The type ...
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The muscles that move the fingers and thumb (the flexor muscles) are located in the forearm, above the wrist. Long tendons extend from the flexor muscles through the wrist and attach to the small bones of the fingers and thumb.
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The studies presented here measured the in vivo tendon force of the flexor digitorum superficialis of the long finger during open carpal tunnel release surgery in ten adult patients. Forces were measured during passive movement of the finger, isometric pinch, and dynamic tapping of the finger.
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Flexor Digitorum Superficialis ... Flexor Digitorum Profundus ... Flexor Carpi Radialis...
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Repair of the Digital Flexor Sheath ... Digital Flexor Sheath: Repair and Reconstruction of the Annular Pulleys and Membranous Sheath ... Rupture or transection of the digital pulley may necessitate repair or reconstruction to treat symptomatic flexor tendon bowstringing. When reconstruction is necessary,
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