An active 81-year-old woman was evaluated 3 days after injuring her right hand while playing pickleball. After hitting the ball with extra force, she had immediately felt pain over the dorsum of her ...

Rest, ice, compression, and elevation help treat tendonitis at home. Overuse, like typing or running, often causes extensor tendonitis. Pain from tendonitis gets worse if you use the affected muscles ...

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, ...

Mallet finger is characterised by disruption of the extensor mechanism at the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint, resulting in inability to actively extend the fingertip. Management strategies range ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — 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 ...