An important part of hand injuries are tendon incisions. Flexor tendons of fingers and extensor tendons are affected on incisions on volar side of hands and wrists. After tendon incisions, primary repair, secondary repair, 2-stage tendon reconstruction or grafting…
Nerves are the transmission systems that enable the messages coming from the brain to carry signals to various parts of the human body and deliver the warnings from various parts of the body to the brain. The nerves contain…
The fingertip is the part of the hand that is used to perform all the functions of the hand and is most exposed to external factors. At the fingertip there is a very nerve end that collects sensory impulses.…
There are ligaments providing stabilization on both sides of the finger joints. Collateral ligaments. An injury called skier's thumb (Skier Başs thumb or Gamekeeper’s thumb) is caused by damage to the collateral ligaments located on the base of the…
Hand Anatomy: Hand; The forearm bones consist of radius and ulna, wrist joint and small carpal bones consisting of 8 bones in 2 rows, 5 comb bones and 14 finger bones. The nerves coming out of the cervical spinal…
It is a deformity in which the middle joint of the finger cannot be straightened. It usually occurs after trauma. The flattening of the finger is achieved by a highly complex mechanism. A tendon leading to the midline on…
It is caused by strokes or degenerative to the extremity joint of the finger. The extensor tendon, which straightens the finger, is injured in the area where it attaches to the bone (distal phalanx) in the most extreme node…