Critical to normal digital flexion are the position and length of the annular pulleys, the integrity and size of the flexor tendon, and the dynamics of the tendon-pulley interface, including ...

Tendon grafting can be performed in one or two stages depending on the status of the pulley system and the flexor tendon sheath. A tendon graft can be placed immediately if the pulley system is ...

Trigger finger and trigger thumb occurs when a nodule is present on the flexor tendon of the finger or thumb, and as such, the nodule is unable to clear the pulley of the finger or thumb and ...

Each flexor tendon that leads to a finger or toe is encased in a structure known as a sheath, which attaches to the finger and toe bones. The bands of tissue — a pulley — sit along the sheaths ...

the first patient was treated with the CoNextions TR™ Tendon Repair System in a zone 2 flexor tendon in the little finger. Hand injuries account for over 20% of treated injuries in the emergency ...