Moving the tension level of tendon disruption to the finger pulp resulted in no ruptures and the ability for patients to quickly begin a postoperative rehabilitation program, according to this study ...

Tendons link muscles and bones together. The hand is unique because many of the muscles that control the bones in your fingers and wrists are located in your forearm. The tendons and muscles in your ...

DETROIT -- Tigers reliever Joel Zumaya will miss three months after having successful surgery Wednesday to repair a ruptured tendon in his right middle finger. Zumaya was placed on the disabled list ...

For the first time, a prospective, randomized trial has compared the results of patients treated with an active therapy program and those treated with a passive motion program after zone-II flexor ...

IN CIVILIAN life, acute suppurative tenosynovitis and trauma to the joint phalanges are the most common causes of loss of flexor function in the hand. Loss of flexor function means loss of the "hook ...

In a first, scientists manipulate individual cells to help the body repair tendon after surgery. Long overlooked in the field of musculoskeletal study, the tendon is a highly complex anatomical ...

A contracture is when your muscles, tendons, or other soft tissues harden or stiffen around a joint. That can make it difficult to move your fingers, ankles, and other body parts. It also can leave ...

It isn’t enough that the Flyers were coming off a season to forget that was greatly impacted by injuries. That spectre of strangeness has followed them into the offseason. First leading goal scorer ...

Pirates reliever Kyle Crick suffered a season-ending finger injury in an altercation with closer Felipe Vazquez, the team announced on Tuesday. According to the release, the incident happened in the ...