Dirk Nowitzki tore a tendon in his left index finger during Game 1 of the NBA Finals, and will wear a splint to protect it the rest of the series. Nowitzki was hurt trying to swipe the ball from Miami ...

MIAMI (AP) -- Dirk Nowitzki tore a tendon in his left middle finger during Game 1 of the NBA finals, and likely will wear a splint to protect it the rest of the MIAMI (AP) -- Dirk Nowitzki tore a ...

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 ...

Tendonitis usually occurs when you repeatedly injure or overuse a tendon. Tendons are the tissue that attach your muscles to your bones. Tendonitis in your finger can occur from repetitive straining ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: A friend told me that we have no muscles in our fingers. Is that true? If so, then how do our fingers do all that they do? DEAR READER: It is true, but our hands work wonderfully anyway ...

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 ...

DETROIT (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star third baseman Eugenio Suárez hopes he avoided major injury when he was hit in the right index finger by a pitch late in Monday night's 5-1 loss to the ...

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 ...

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 ...