The displaced piece is attached and being displaced by the extensor tendon and must be reduced to avoid arthrosis and a droopy distal phalanx. It is the child's variant of a Mallet finger.

The muscle's actions vary dependent on the position of forearm rotation. The ECU tendon passes through a fibro-osseous tunnel (the sixth extensor compartment) as it leaves the forearm, lying within a ...

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 ...

This artery sits on the dorsum (top) of the foot, between the two tendons of the extensor digitorum longus muscle. It runs over the tarsal bones and then down toward the plantar (sole) of the foot.

Jane Slater of NFL Media reports that the initial diagnosis is a partial avulsion of his hamstring tendon, which is the tendon partially tearing off the bone. The recovery time typically is more than ...

The Cubs announced that infielder Nico Hoerner underwent right flexor tendon surgery on October 11, with Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune among those to relay the news on X. The club hasn ...

Preventing workplace injuries is the focus of the Brock University Associate Professor of Kinesiology's research and a key ...

The risk is higher if you suddenly increase your physical activity. The quadriceps tendon attaches your quadriceps muscles to your kneecap (patella). It works to straighten your knee, which helps ...

Today, we’re talking all about the benefits of this exercise, and showing you how to do the reverse Nordic curl to strengthen your quads and tendons. Regular Nordic curls are performed by ...

However, for sportspeople the epidemiological data linking weight or adiposity on one hand, and risk of tendon pathology on the other, are less consistent. Indeed, the mechanistic links between diet, ...

Connective tissues consist of ligaments, cartilage and tendons. A joint is held together by ligaments which give the joints their stability. Cartilage is found at the ends of bones and where ...