Flexor tendon injury. Flexor tendons run from the arm to the wrist, palm, and fingers. They help you grasp things, bend your fingers and thumb, and make a fist.

Thirty-one-year-old closer Joel Hanrahan has had a rough start to his tenure with the Red Sox after being acquired from the Pirates in the offseason. Now we know why – a torn flexor tendon in ...

Long tendons arise from these muscles, stretch all the way through the wrists and attach to the thumb and finger bones. ... The most common symptoms of a flexor tendon injury are the following: ...

Flexor tendons, which work by tightening to pull on the bones. ... Tendon injuries are relatively common and often require surgery to repair them. ... Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal, 7(1), ...