TENOSYNOVITIS of the deep digital flexor tendon (thoroughpin) in horses is manifested by distention of its tarsal synovial sheath due to formation of an excessive synovial effusion. Unless tenosynovitis is acute, signs of inflammation, pain or lameness are absent (1). Tendinitis can and does occur in conjunction with inflammation of the tarsal synovial sheath. As tendons function they are frequ...

Snapping finger is frequently encountered in orthopeidic diagnosis a:r:d treatment, and frequently experienced as cases of minor surgical operation of the hand. Cases of snapping finger generally are broadly classified into infantile cases and adult cases by their operative findings. The former is caused by formation of tumor by the flexor pollicis longus tendon itself at the entrance of the te...

BACKGROUND Primary flexor tendon repair was first introduced in the 1960s. Since then, major advances in the understanding of flexor tendon anatomy and biology have led to improved outcomes following repair. Relative to the adult population, sparse knowledge exists as to which operative and postoperative treatments are most successful in children. This is due, in part, to the rarity of pediatri...

Healing canine flexor tendons treated with either total immobilization, delayed protected mobilization, or early protected mobilization was studied by biomechanical, microangiographic, biochemical, and histologic techniques at intervals through 12 weeks. The healing characteristics of the early mobilization tendons showed higher tensile strengths and improved gliding function than the delayed m...

Objectives: Measuring outcomes of intervention is one of the most important components of occupational therapy process. The Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and hand (DASH) questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument to measure outcomes of the occupational therapy services in the area of hand therapy. The study aims to measure outcomes from interventions of hand therapy in patients with the c...

BACKGROUND The main goals of flexor tendon surgery are to restore digital motion by providing tendon healing and to preserve tendon gliding. Our purpose was to investigate the effects of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) on tendon adhesions in partially divided profundus flexor tendons (flexor digitorum profundus [FDPs]) following surgical repair and in partially divided FDPs without surgical repair, and t...

Introduction: Posterior tibial tendon reconstruction frequently involves transfer of the flexor digitorum longus (FDL) tendon to the navicular and debridement of the diseased portion of the posterior tibial tendon as well as a calcaneal osteotomy and possibly a lateral column lengthening. If the posterior tibial tendon muscle appears to have some contractile property then it is anastamosed to t...

Repair of extensor tendon defects or gap injuries often require complicated surgical techniques. Unlike flexor tendons, which have good excursion that can help mobilize the flexor tendon allowing for repair of up to 1 cm gaps, extensor tendons only have 1-2 mm of excursion, especially in Verdan’s extensor Zones 1 to 5. Furthermore, a 1-mm tendon gap in Zones 1 to 5 may cause 20 degrees extensio...

Flexor digitorum tendon injuries are challenging conditions to manage to ensure optimal patient outcomes. While several surgical approaches with high success rates have been developed, there remains no gold standard for suture technique for the repair of flexor tendon injuries. In this study, we compared two distinct peripheral suture methods on the strength of repaired tendons. Pig flexor digi...

Rectus femoris transfer surgery is performed to convert the rectus femoris muscle from a knee extensor to a knee flexor. In this surgery, the distal tendon of the rectus femoris is detached from the patella and reattached to one of the knee flexor tendons. The outcomes of this procedure are variable, and it is not known if the surgery successfully converts the muscle to a knee flexor. We measur...