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What Is Extensor Tendonitis?

Extensor digitorum longus and extensor digitorum brevis: These muscles lift the second, third, fourth, and fifth toes Extensor hallucis longus: Lifts up the big toe Chronic tendon pain can lead to ... read more

Ultrasonic Evaluation of the Abductor Hallucis Muscle in Hallux Valgus

Background The aim of the study was to investigate the abductor hallucis muscle characteristics, defined as dorso-plantar (DP) thickness, medio-lateral (ML) width, and cross-sectional area (CSA ... read more

Why has your thumb got a special name, but your big toe is just called a Big Toe?

Interestingly, however, muscles attaching to the thumb and big toe both have special anatomical descriptors - "pollicis" and "hallucis" respectively -which are not applied to the other digits. read more

Accuracy of Physical Examination for Chronic Lumbar Radiculopathy

Background Clinical examination of patients with chronic lumbar radiculopathy aims to clarify whether there is nerve root impingement. The aims of this study were to investigate the association ... read more

Margie Longus

Margie Marie Longus (Haddock), 80, of Barrington, New Hampshire, passed away on March 24, 2024 after a brief battle with cancer. She was born on August 18, 1943, in New Bern, North Carolina. read more

Sports-related extensor carpi ulnaris pathology: a review of functional anatomy, sports injury and management

wkes.eu The extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) muscle plays a key role not only in the active movements of wrist extension and ulnar deviation but also in providing stability to the ulnar side of the wrist. read more

Recurrent dislocation of the extensor carpi ulnaris tendon.

Five patients with recurrent dislocation of the extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) tendon resulting from an athletic injury were treated by reconstruction of the ECU tendon sheath, and each had a ... read more