Nov 16, 2025 · Extensor Tendon Injuries are traumatic injuries to the extensor tendons that can be caused by laceration, trauma, or overuse. Diagnosis is made clinically by physical examination and …

May 7, 2022 · What is extensor tendinitis? Extensor tendinitis (sometimes spelled tendonitis) is a type of tendinitis that affects the tendons on the back of your hands and the top of your feet.

Extensor tendons help to straighten your fingers and cock your wrist back. The finger extensor tendons lie just under the skin on the back of the fingers and wrist.

Nov 6, 2025 · The extensor tendon compartments of the wrist are six tunnels which transmit the long extensor tendons of the forearm.They are located on the posterior aspect of the wrist. Each tunnel is …

Goal: Protect extensor zones VI-VIII when all EDC tendons are repaired. Limit adhesions and maintain active MCP and wrist extension while gaining 15 MCP flexion and 20 wrist flexion.

The extensor tendons are strong smooth cords that straighten the fingers by connecting the muscles of the forearm and hand to the bones in the fingers and thumb.

Function The common extensor tendon is the major attachment point for extensor muscles of the forearm. This enables finger extension and aids in forearm supination.

The extensor tendon mechanism works by pulling the extensor tendons (black arrows) towards the forearm, which causes the fingers to extend at the MCP joint. The central slip is particularly important …

Extensor tendons begin in the forearm and run along back of the hand to the thumb and fingers. These tendons allow the fingers and thumb to straighten or extend. Damage to one or more of these …

This section shows images for each individual extensor tendon exam and the video below shows the combined exam of all the extensor tendons at once. The extensor tendons are the connection …