The anterior muscles of the forearm consist of three layers, the superficial, intermediate, and deep flexors. All three layers are located in the flexor compartment. Among the superficial muscles is ...

DR. COUES' proposition is, that flexion of the forearm upon the rmmerus produces flexion (adduction) of the hand upon the forearm, by osseous mechanism alone, and conversely: extension of the forearm ...

Introduction Chronic compartment syndrome is well recognised, although rare in the forearm. In our chronic compartment syndrome clinic, we successfully identified and treated four cases. This prompted ...

Late direct repair of a lacerated flexor tendon is a tendon repair performed 3 weeks after injury. When direct repair is performed late, contraction of the musculotendonous unit makes it difficult to ...

Karsten Knobloch, Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Hanover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hanover, Germany; kknobi{at}yahoo.com Background: Tendinopathy of the flexor carpi ...