The complexity and interrelationships of the extensor mechanism make it distinctly different from the flexor mechanism finger. The extensor mechanism functions through two sets of muscles which ...

Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George has an injury to the extensor tendon on his left pinkie finger, the team announced ...

Hold a light dumbbell or a water bottle in your hand, and rest your forearm on a table with your wrist over the edge. Execute radial deviation by moving your wrist upwards, lifting as high as possible ...

Under novocain anesthesia an incision 4 cm. in length is made over the long abductor and short extensor of the thumb. These tendons can be readily identified, since they form the lateral boundary ...

De Quervain's tenosynovitis is caused by inflammation of tendons that attach to the base of the thumb and continue along the thumb side of the wrist. The two muscles affected are the extensor ...

wkes.eu The extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) muscle plays a key role not only in ... The patient is asked to resist the examiner's attempts to adduct the thumb and the examiner's other hand feels the ECU ...

In addition to having similar flexor and extensor tendons, your thumb also has tendons allowing it to grasp objects and move ...

George will be re-evaluated on Wednesday to get a better sense for his return to play, a team spokesperson told On Pattison.

Joel Embiid (left knee injury management) and Paul George (left finger extensor tendon injury) participated in the Sixers’ ...