2 Monash University Department of Surgery, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia Background: There are few reports concerning chronic compartment syndrome producing symptoms in the ...

The extensor carpi radialis longus (ECRL) is a muscle in your forearm that works in conjunction with the other muscles and tendons in your arm to help move your wrist and hand. It is in the same ...

Extensor carpi ulnaris muscle seen on the ulnar side of both of this golfer's wrists. The ECU tendon passes through a fibro-osseous tunnel (the sixth extensor compartment) as it leaves the forearm, ...

A tendon is a type of body tissue that connects muscle to bone. If a tendon becomes inflamed — painful and swollen — the condition is called tendonitis. In your hands, there are so-called extensor ...

Fasciotomy is a surgical procedure where the fascia is cut to relieve the compartmental pressure in patients with compartment syndrome of the limbs. Fascia is a tough limiting inelastic fibrous ...

In many revision total knee arthroplasty cases, the knee can be exposed through a medial parapatellar approach. However, sometimes lateral patellar retraction during the medial parapatellar approach ...

Extensor tendonitis can occur in your feet or hands due to overuse of the tendons. Treatment can involve medication to reduce inflammation and physical therapy, depending on the severity. Extensor ...