Rupture Flexor Tendons of Hand and Wrist
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Definition:
A solution of continuity or a tear; a break of the flexor tendons of the hand and wrist.
Symptoms- An open injury, such as a cut, on the palm side of your hand, often where the skin folds as the finger bends
- An inability to bend one or more joints of your finger
- Pain when your finger is bent
- Tenderness along your finger on the palm side of your hand
- Numbness in your fingertip
Causes- Laceration on the palmar side of the hand
- Trauma
- Overuse
- "Jersey finger" is one of the most common of these sports injuries. It can happen when one player grabs another's jersey and a finger, gets caught and pulled
- Rheumatoid arthritis
Treatment- Possible surgical intervention
- Possible immobilization
- Progress to ROM and stretching exercises
- Hand intrinsic muscle strengthening
- Upper extremity strengthening
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