
Extensor Tendon Injuries - Hand - Orthobullets
Nov 16, 2025 · Extensor Tendon Injuries are traumatic injuries to the extensor tendons that can be caused by laceration, trauma, or overuse. Diagnosis is made clinically by physical examination and …
Extensor Tendon Injury: Signs & Treatment | The Hand Society
Extensor tendons help to straighten your fingers and cock your wrist back. The finger extensor tendons lie just under the skin on the back of the fingers and wrist.
Extensor Tendonitis: What It Is, Causes & Treatment
The extensor tendons in your feet help you lift your toes up and lift the front of your foot off the ground. If you have extensor tendinitis it can be painful or difficult to move your hands or feet, especially during …
Extensor Tendon Injuries: Repairs, Tears, & More - Hand and Wrist …
Extensor tendons begin in the forearm and run along back of the hand to the thumb and fingers. These tendons allow the fingers and thumb to straighten or extend. Damage to one or more of these …
Everything To Know About Extensor Tendon Injuries
The extensor tendons are located in the back of the forearm and run along the wrist and fingers. They attach the muscles in the forearm to the bones in the fingers and wrist, enabling movements like …
Extensor Tendonitis Symptoms and Treatment - Verywell Health
Dec 19, 2025 · Extensor tendonitis is an inflammatory condition of the tendons on the back of the hands or the top of the feet. These tendons attach to muscles that straighten your fingers and lift up your …
Extensor Tendon Injuries of the Hand - Physiopedia
Extensor tendon injuries are relatively common and, if not treated appropriately, can cause permanent impairment of hand function. An extensor lag is often present and this can predispose the affected …
Extensor Tendon Injuries - Dr. Groh
Long tendons extend from these muscles through the wrist and attach to the small bones of the fingers and thumb. The tendons on the dorsal (top) side extend the fingers and wrist. These structures are …
Extensor Tendon Injuries - Massachusetts General Hospital
Extensor tendons, located on the back of the hand and fingers, allow you to straighten your fingers and thumb. These tendons are attached to muscles in the forearm.
Extensor tendon injury | The British Society for Surgery of the Hand
The extensor tendons are strong smooth cords that straighten the fingers by connecting the muscles of the forearm and hand to the bones in the fingers and thumb.