The value of flexor hinge hand splints

[Flexor tendon injuries of the hand].

Flexor tendon injuries can be problematic injuries from the time of occurrence until the patient returns to full and complete recovery. There are many misadventures that can occur along the way. The emergency physician must be keenly aware of the anatomy involved, and a careful history and physical examination must be performed. The diagnosis may be obvious or subtle, and the emergency physicia...

Ganglia of the flexor tendon sheaths in the hand.

Simple ganglia are the commonest lumps occurring in the hand and they comprise about two-thirds of all hand tumours (Stack 1964). They may arise from various sites, one of the less common being the fibrous flexor tendon sheaths of the digits. Often honoured by the descriptive names “sesamoid” or “pearl-seed” ganglia, and possessing characteristics which distinguish them from their larger brethr...

Effect of hand splints on stereotypic hand behavior of three girls with Rett syndrome.

The purpose of this multiple baseline study was to examine the effect of bilateral hand splints on the persistent stereotypic hand movements of three adolescent girls with Rett syndrome. Among the most characteristic features of Rett syndrome are stereotypic hand-writing and hand-biting behavior and loss of previously acquired functional hand skills. The hand splints used in this study consiste...

[Flexor tendon injuries of the hand and forearm].

muscles. These flexor muscles move the fingers through cordlike extensions called tendons, which connect the muscles to bone. The flexor muscles start at the elbow and forearm regions, turn into tendons just past the middle of the forearm, and attach to the bones of the fingers (see Figure 1). In the finger, the tendons pass through tunnels that keep them close to the bones, which helps them wo...

5 Points on Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis of the Hand.