Several studies have previously highlighted the ability of US for detecting tendon disease in the RA hand, [2–6] and some have described US as the gold standard imaging method for assessing ...

Trigger finger is a painful condition in which a finger locks in a bent or straightened position. ... Flexor tendons slide through a flexor tendon sheath, which is like a tunnel for the tendon.

Flexor tenosynovitis, also known as trigger finger, is caused when inflammation occurs around the tendons of the finger. When the sheath that surrounds the flexor tendons, which begin in the forearm – ...

After excision of scar tissue in the palm and finger, the flexor sublimis tendon is excised about 4 cm. proximal to the excised proximal portion of the profundus tendon.

What is Flexor Tendon Injuries? Tendons are tissues that connect the muscles to the bones and control the hand movement. The muscles that control the finger movement are located in the forearm ...

Trigger finger is a condition in which a person’s finger locks or catches if they try to straighten or bend it. Home remedies can often treat it. Learn more here.

Disclosures BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2011;12 0 Discussion Flexor tenosynovitis was found in 17 patients (51.5%) on US compared with 16 (48.4%) of 33 patients on clinical examination.