When a muscle is injured or paralyzed and no longer functions, tendon transfer surgery may be needed in order to restore motor skills and function in the hand. After the surgery, the patient should ...

Our expert plastic surgery hand specialists are leaders in diagnosing and treating ... They can cause the membranes around the tendons to swell (tenosynovitis). Broken wrist bones, dislocated bones, ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome can happen to anyone, but the causes aren't always clear. Repetitive movements of the fingers, ...

However, second baseman Nico Hoerner underwent right flexor tendon surgery on Oct. 11 ... after sustaining a small fracture ...

John Daly won’t be gripping it and ripping it for a little while. The 58-year-old underwent hand surgery this week, sharing ...

However, the patient complained of pain with inability to fully flex the long finger of the right hand ... a rupture of the FDS tendon of the long finger (Fig 1). At surgery, the digit was ...

surgery of the arthritic hand, tendon transfers, and pediatric or congenital hand surgery. Although you and your co-fellows rotate on core rotations, the remainder of the rotation schedule is ...

a condition in which a tendon becomes entrapped within a tight sheath in the palm, and painfully snaps during routine use of the hand. Release is provided by dividing the stenotic sheath. In ...

Late direct repair of a lacerated flexor tendon is ... of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa and Dr. Litts is staff hand surgeon at Walter Reed ...

Our one-year combined Plastic and Orthopaedic Surgery Hand Fellowship is one of only a few hand surgery ... nerve grafting, nerve transfers, tendon transfers and free muscle transfers. Additionally, ...

or by tendon grafting. 1 Surgery for hand and wrist problems associated with RA can deliver dramatic benefits. However, it is important to have realistic expectations and understand the risks and ...