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Tendon injury
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Contents
Background
Tendons of the upper extremity anatomy
- Fingers
- FDP (DIP flexion)
- FDS (PIP flexion)
- Extensor dig communis (extension)
- Mallet = DIP
- Boutonniere = PIP
- Thumb
- Flx pollicis longus (flexion)
- Ex poll longus (DIP ext)
- Ex poll brevis (MCP ext)
- Abductor poll longus (abduction)
- Wrist
- Flexor carpi ulnaris (flx + ulnar deviation)
- Flexor carpi radialis (flx + radial dev)
- Extensor carpi ulnaris (ext + ulnar dev)
- Extensor carpi radialis (ext + radial dev)
Tendons of the lower extremity
- Extensor hallicis longus
- Great to ext + ankle inversion
- Tibialis anterior
- Ankle dorsiflex + inversion
- Achilles tendon
- Ankle plantarflex + inversion
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
Extremity trauma
- Peripheral nerve injury
- Vascular injury
- Tendon injury
- Laceration
- Fracture
- Open joint injury
- Crush syndrome
- Compartment syndrome
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Contusion
- Myositis ossificans
