Moving the tension level of tendon disruption to the finger pulp resulted in no ruptures and the ability for patients to quickly begin a postoperative rehabilitation program, according to this study ...

We often focus on tendons when there is some damage to them. In today’s article we take a closer look at tendons and for that purpose we produce excerpts of an interview done with Dr. Shashanka ...

Tendon repair is a surgical procedure aimed at restoring the function and strength of a torn or damaged tendon, typically caused by injury or overuse. The surgery involves reattaching the torn tendon ...

A major challenge in tendon injury is the weak intrinsic healing capacity of tendon that may cause rupture of the repair after surgery. Growth factors are believed to be critical during tendon healing ...

Tendon repair is surgery done to treat a torn or otherwise damaged tendon. Tendons are the soft, band-like tissues that connect muscles to bone. When the muscles contract, the tendons pull the bones ...

After receiving an FDA clearance for its mechanical tendon repair implant late last month, CoNextions Medical reported it has successfully treated its first person with the system, using it to help ...

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alafair Biosciences, the leader in non-collagenous soft tissue protection technology, today announced it has enrolled the first patient in a clinical ...

ALTHOUGH restorative hand surgery is correctly regarded as having been developed primarily in military centers, repair of flexor tendons, one of the most frequent and difficult problems in civilian ...

IN CIVILIAN life, acute suppurative tenosynovitis and trauma to the joint phalanges are the most common causes of loss of flexor function in the hand. Loss of flexor function means loss of the "hook ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A coupler device designed to mitigate the risk of repair rupture after zone 2 flexor tendon repairs was ...