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

Recent studies have explored the use of ultrasound as a diagnostic tool for flexor tendon pulley injuries. One study validated the ability of ultrasound to visualize the thumb's annular pulleys ...

Scar tissue develops within the flexor sheath, decreasing the space available for the tendons. Late direct repair is most commonly performed in the thumb because some loss of tendon excursion and ...

Rupture or transection of the digital pulley may necessitate repair or reconstruction to treat symptomatic flexor tendon bowstringing. When reconstruction is necessary, intrasynovial tendon grafts ...