During the period 1973-1986, 116 patients with rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon were operated upon. The lesions were categorised into three anatomical levels: proximal, intermediate and distal. Direct suture was performed for acute lesions; later reconstructive procedures were by means of tendon transfers or free tendon grafts.

The aim of this paper is to investigate mechanical functioning of a single skeletal muscle, active within a group of (previously) synergistic muscles. For this purpose, we assessed wrist angle-active moment characteristics exerted by a group of wrist flexion muscles in the rat for three conditions: (i) after resection of the upper arm skin; (ii) after subsequent distal tenotomy of flexor carpi ...

Objective: The objective of the current study was evaluation outcome tendon transfers in high radial nerve palsy for restoration power and function wrist hand Karachi, Pakistan. Methodology: A descriptive case series with clinical data 17 patients analyzed at Department Orthopedics Surgery Dr. Ruth K.M. Pfau Civil Hospital Dow University Health Sciences Pakistan, from January 2018 to December 2...