Proximal stump of flexor digitorum superficialis tendon. Postoperatively the patient was splinted in 15° of flexion at the PIP joint for 3 weeks, and digital flexion was encouraged.

The flexor digitorum brevis muscle is located in the foot. Its precise location is within the sole of the foot, directly above the plantar aponeurosis, which supports the arch of the foot.

Dynamic tendon transfer My colleagues and I developed the extensor digitorum brevis transfer about 11 years ago as an alternative to the flexor digitorum longus tendon transfer.

Background Knee extensor and flexor strength are associated with injury risk, including rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament. However, the longitudinal changes in lower extremity strength with ...

SAN DIEGO – Researchers found that lengthening osteotomies of the calcaneus and flexor digitorum longus tendon transfer adequately corrected adult acquired flatfoot deformity, according to a ...

The superior extensor retinaculum crosses over the front part of the ankle and binds the peroneus tertius, extensor hallucis longus, tibialis anterior, and the extensor digitorum longus tendons to ...

The flexor and extensor muscles on both sides of the lower leg, from the knee down, support the leg during the impact of landing, pushoff, and through the constant variances in landing surfaces.

Flexor digitorum superficialis avulsion has also been reported in association with avulsion of the FDP tendon. [3, 8, 9] The avulsion occurs from the bone at its site of insertion. The present ...