Most tendon transfers are performed in the forearm and hand. Surgeons perform some tendon transfers in the lower extremity (legs, ankles, and feet), but these are less common. Most patients have ...

Forearm Muscles You have 20 muscles in your forearm, the part of your arm between your elbow and your hand. They help you move your arms, hands, and fingers and perform many of the tasks of daily ...

The extensor carpi radialis longus (ECRL) is a muscle in your forearm that works in conjunction with the other muscles and tendons in your arm to help move your wrist and hand.

Our hands contain 27 bones, over 30 muscles, and numerous tendons, ligaments, and nerves—all working together in remarkably complex ways.

The carpal tunnel is a passage between the wrist and the hand that contains tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, nerves, and bones. The median nerve runs through this passage, from the forearm to ...

Tendon repair: Tendons can become damaged after an injury and may need to be surgically repaired. Surgeons can even transfer tendons from nearby muscles or another part of your body to replace a badly ...

The hand is made of a 3D-printed plastic base, with tendons of human muscle tissue moving the fingers. Until now, biohybrid devices have typically been on a much smaller scale (about one ...

Feeding, carrying, and changing your baby can place major strain on your wrists. Here's how to ease the discomfort.

A biohybrid hand which can move objects and do a scissor gesture has been created. The researchers used thin strings of lab-grown muscle tissue bundled into sushilike rolls to give the fingers ...

To prevent injuries or keep them from returning, you need to train the tendons and the muscle they connect to slowly and with weights. “Body weight isn’t enough,” Dr. Sattgast said.