Tendons are tissues that connect muscles to bone. When muscles contract, tendons pull on bones. This is what causes some parts of the body to move. The muscles that move the fingers and thumb (the flexor muscles) A tear (rupture) or cut of the tendon anywhere along its route, at the wrist, in the palm of the hand,
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orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00015
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A biomechanical comparison of techniques of flexor tendon repair. Flexor Tendon Injuries of the Hand (Updated May 2004)from the Orthopaedic Care Textbook...
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www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/tendon_injuries_of_the_han...
www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/tendon_injuries_of_the_hand
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Patient information regarding Flexor Tendon Injuries.
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www.eatonhand.com/hw/hw012.htm
www.eatonhand.com/hw/hw012.htm
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Clickable map of the hand - for basic skeletal anatomy Anterior View of The Right Hand: When you point to any structure on the large image of the hand, that bone or structure will be highlighted in the smaller image to the left to help you locate it. If you click your left mouse button, the name of that object will appear...
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www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/bio201/hand/anhand.htm
www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/bio201/hand/anhand.htm
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Tendons are surrounded by paratenon for nourishment, supplying segmental arterial input. Interposition of scar between the tendon ends may result in the extensor tendon unit becoming too long, thus losing the ability to perform a useful function. As in all hand surgery, meticulous handling of the tissues is vital.
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/1286225-overview
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MDGuidelines is the most trusted source of disability guidelines, disability durations, and return to work information on repair tendon laceration of hand.
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www.mdguidelines.com/repair-tendon-laceration-of-hand
www.mdguidelines.com/repair-tendon-laceration-of-hand
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The lumbrical muscles are four small, fleshy muscles that are associated with tendons between the four small toes of the foot and the four fingers of the hand. Each lumbrical muscle flexes the corresponding digital joint to extend the finger or toe in question.
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www.innerbody.com/image/skel13.html
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Areas of agreement: There is a need to develop and utilize an optimal method for the prevention of adhesions in the flexor tendons of the hand, due to post-surgical complications.
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bmb.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/90/1/85
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or want to know more about tendons. I have done two years' full time research into tendon healing in the hand, and have given lectures locally and nationally on tendon healing at various research meetings and review courses for orthopedic surgeons.
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www.davidlnelson.md/Tendon_laceration.htm
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