Most people would think that a problem of the thumb joint would not be a big concern ... the Anchovy procedure in which the palmaris longus tendon is stripped from the forearm (a tendon we don ...
Flexor muscles and tendons bend your fingers, while extensors straighten them. In addition to having similar flexor and extensor tendons, your thumb also has tendons allowing it to grasp objects and ...
Our primary purpose was to compare nonoperative treatment with surgical repair and surgical reconstruction of thumb UCL injuries. A secondary purpose was to compare graft choice and surgical ...
Any excess tendon is pushed into the resection space ... When preoperative hyperextension of the thumb metacarpal phalangeal exceeded 30°, fusion in 20° to 30° flexion was done.