Cite this: A Comparison of Ultrasound and Clinical Examination in the Detection of Flexor Tenosynovitis in Early Arthritis - Medscape - May 01, 2011. Abstract and Introduction Background ...

Flexor tendon injuries are difficult to treat but in the last few decades a lot of improvement has been observed and good patient satisfaction has been reported. Yet, many patients complain of ...

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.

From January 1996 to December 2001, researchers randomized 103 patients (119 digits) with zone-II flexor tendon repairs to either early active motion with place and hold or News News CME CME ...

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 – ...

Flexor tenosynovitis was found in 17 patients (51.5%) on US compared with 16 (48.4%) of 33 patients on clinical examination. The intra-reader reliability of reading both the US and clinical ...