– Discussion: – it is essenital to accurately determine the optimal tension to be applied to the motor unit; – use the relaxed natural cascade of the fingers to assist in determining the optimal tension; – most often the tendon graft is sutured to the proximal FDP in the … Read more
– Anatomy: – on volar aspect of finger, FDP passes through FDS to insert on distal phalanx; – both long flexor tendons are tightly enclosed in common tendon sheath which corresponds to zone II; – anatomical proximity explains the development of adhesions between FDS & FDP tendons & … Read more
– See: discussion flexor tendon repair: theory and modes of failure – Discussion: – Kessler Repair: – Kessler grasping stitch or similar core suture methods of flexor tendon repair are popular types of flexor tendon repair; – references: – Complications After Flexor Tendon Repair: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis … Read more
– See: Flexor Pollicis Longus: – Discussion: – rupture of the flexor pollicis longus tendon is common in RA; – etiology: – rupture of FPL occrus as result of attrition over scaphoid (osteophyte), which had eroded through volar wrist capsule; – arises from … Read more
– See: – Pulley Reconstruction – Flexor Tendon Pulleys: – A1 pulley: – arises from volar plate of MP joint, beginning 5 mm proximal to the MP joint and ending at the base of the proximal phalanx; – average length … Read more
– See: – Plantar Muscles of the Foot: – Innerv. Musc. Lower Limb – Origin: – medial process of the calcaneus, central part of the plantar aponeurosis, and the intermuscular septa; – entire muscle belly is firmly united with the plantar aponeurosis; … Read more
– See: – Forearm Flexors – Swan Neck Deformity following Excision of FDS – FDS Laceration: – Anatomy: – origin: – humero-ulnar head: medial epicondyle of humerus by common tendon, ulnar collateral ligament of elbow & coronoid process of … Read more
– Origin: – superficial head: distal border of the flexor retinaculum; – greater multangular bone tuberosity of the trapezium bone deep head; – trapezoid and capitate bones; – Insertion: base of the proximal phalanx of the thumb; – Action: – flexes proximal phalanx of the … Read more
– See: Forearm Flexors – Discussion: – origin: medial epicondyle of humerus; – anatomy at the wrist: – when pt flexes wrist & radially deviates his hand, tendon becomes prominent next to the palmaris longus; – FCR lies radial to the … Read more
– See: Forearm Flexors – Anatomy: – origin: 2 heads from medial epicondyle of humerus & medial border of olecranon; – insertion: palmar surface of pisiform, hamate, and bases of 5th metacarpal; – action: flexes and adducts the hand at the wrist; – synergists: flexor carpi radialis; … Read more