since it lies in the middle of the forearm and the wrist), to pass from the forearm to the hand. This passageway lies on the carpal bones and is roofed by a strong ligament, the flexor retinaculum.
A 74-year-old man presented to our orthopedic department with pain and swelling in his right hand after falling down a mountainside and landing on his outstretched hand that day. On initial ...
Repeated hand and wrist movements. They can cause the membranes around the tendons to swell (tenosynovitis). Broken wrist bones, dislocated bones, new bone growth from healing bones, or bone spurs.