RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes rookie defenseman Charles Alexis Legault had surgery to repair multiple torn extensor tendons in his right hand after getting cut by a skate blade during a game ...

The extensor apparatus of the human hand comprises a network of tendons that arise from forearm musculature and traverse the dorsal wrist to insert on the digits and thumb. While the extensor ...

Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Kyle Crick had season-ending extensor tendon repair surgery on his right index finger Tuesday ...

De Quervain tenosynovitis is pain and swelling in the tendons around your thumb. Specifically, it affects the tendons of two muscles called abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis. De ...

A 40-year-old man comes to the emergency department (ED) for suture removal from a laceration repair 10 days ago. He reports the pain is better, but that the thumb still feels stiff. He denies fever, ...

The knee’s extensor mechanism comprises the quadriceps muscle, quadriceps tendon, patella, patellar tendon and tibial tubercle. In total knee arthroplasty (TKA), maintaining continuity of this ...

The San Antonio Spurs continue to receive bad news about the health of members within its organization. Point guard De’Aaron Fox has been ruled out for the remainder of the NBA season because of ...