The repair of flexor tendons (zones I and II) is a technique-intensive surgical undertaking. It requires a strong understanding of the anatomy of the tendon sheath and the normal relationship between the pulleys and the flexor digitorum superficialis and flexor digitorum profundus tendons in the digit. Meticulous exposure, careful tendon retrieval, and atraumatic repair are extremely important,...

Haemangiomas developing in the hand in relation to tendon and the tenosynovium (tendon sheath) are very rare. To our knowledge only three cases have been described arising in relation to the tenosynovium of the tendons of the hand, only one of which showed infiltration of the underlying tendon. We report the case of a 16-year-old right hand dominant student who presented to her family doctor wi...

Proliferative flexor tenosynovitis of the hand is an inflammatory process involving the synovial sheaths surrounding the tendons. It is most commonly caused by infection, but may also be caused by overuse, diabetes and rheumatic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and crystal arthropathies. The present report describes two patients with severe proliferative tenosynovitis, who developed a fi...

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...

Trigger wrist is a relatively rare disease compared to trigger finger, which is the most common disorder found in hands. Patients with trigger wrist usually complain about the following symptoms: snapping and clicking or triggering around carpal tunnel with or without mild to moderate median neuropathy. There are a total of five cases of trigger wrist: three cases of anomalous muscle belly of f...

INTRODUCTION: Injuries to the finger flexor tendons are common, and sometimes result in considerable disability. Although flexor tendon healing follows similar stages of wound healing as other tissues, tendinous tissues require a longer time to heal than other connective tissues, which may be due to their hypocellular and hypovascular nature. The nutrition of flexor tendon comes from intratendi...

BACKGROUND Ultrasonography can be used in early Rheumatoid Arthritis to determine and to follow parameters of joint inflammation, such as effusion, synovitis, and marginal erosion that can be radiologically occult. We therefore planned a study to investigate whether Ultrasonography could provide information on signs of inflammation and destruction in Rheumatoid Arthritis affected finger joints ...

The giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath is regarded as one of the most common neoplasms of the hand. This tumor usually manifests itself as a localized, solitary, painless and palpable subcutaneous nodule on the palmar aspect of a digit. A multifocal origin of the tumor has rarely been reported in the literature before. In this article we present a case of a giant cell tumor of the tendon she...

background tendon injuries are one of the most common injuries of the hand and challenging problems in trauma surgery. they usually require surgical repair and unlike the single tendon injuries, flexor tendon injuries have higher morbidities when accompanied with nerve injuries. in the present study, i aimed to report the clinical experiences and outcomes about tendon injuries. methods a total ...