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flexor

[flek´ser]

1. causing flexion.

2. a muscle that flexes a joint; see muscle.

flex·or

(flek'sŏr), [TA]

A muscle the action of which is to flex a joint.

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

flexor

(flĕk′sər)

A muscle that when contracted acts to bend a joint or limb in the body.

flex·or

(fleks'ŏr) [TA]

A muscle the action of which is to flex a joint.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

flexor

A muscle that bends (flexes) a joint. A muscle that straightens (extends) a joint is called an extensor.

Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

flexor

any muscle that brings about the bending of a limb.

Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

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Despite many surgical techniques and appropriate rehabilitation programs, flexor tendon injuries may be associated with adhesion formation and loss of hand function.3,4 Primary surgical repair with restoration of length, strength and gliding excursion of tendon cut is essential and primary repair would have the best outcome.

Functional outcome of flexor tendon repair of the hand at Zone 5 and post operative early mobilization of the fingers

ADL score was different significantly between the two groups after 6 and 12 months respectively, and the satisfaction rate was better in reconstruction group in which complications of surgery related scaring, bowstringing of flexor tendon, responsive sympathetic dystrophy and rigidity of wrist joint was less.

Treatment for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by Coronal Z-type Lengthening of the Transverse Carpal Ligament

Our rationale was that the patients would not care about their recovery of sensation after primary repair of digital nerve when there was a simultaneous flexor tendon injury.

Does the Patient Satisfaction Correlate with Sensorial Recovery after Primary Repair of Digital Nerves and Flexor Tendons?

Psychometric characteristics of Duruoz Hand Index in patients with traumatic hand flexor tendon injuries.

Reliability and validity of Duruoz Hand Index in carpal tunnel syndrome

Flexor tendon tears in the hand: Use of MR imaging to diagnose degree of injury in a cadaver model.

Sports Injury-Related Fingers and Thumb Deformity Due to Tendon or Ligament Rupture

Effects of sodium-hyaluronate and glucosaminechondroitin sulfate on remodeling stage of tenotomized superficial digital flexor tendon in rabbits: A clinical, histopathological, ultrastructural and biomechanical study.

Hyaluronic acid and synovial fluid in preventing adhesion formation after tenorrhaphy: An in vivo study on rabbit Achilles tendon/ Acido hialuronico e liquido sinovial na prevencao da formacao de aderencias apos tenorrafia: Um estudo in vivo sobre o tendao de Aquiles de coelho

The flexion-extension motion of the prosthetic thumb is achieved by pulling the flexor tendon using body power.

HyPro: A Multi-DoF Hybrid-Powered Transradial Robotic Prosthesis

In this study, the isolation and verification of stem cells from heritage-breed turkeys' flexor tendon are evaluated.

Isolation and Characterization of Multipotent Turkey Tendon-Derived Stem Cells

In newborn calves, contraction or shortening of flexor tendons results in knuckling of fetlock joint frequently and carpal joint rarely.

Surgical Management of Contracted Flexor Tendons - A Clinical Study of 6 Bovine calves

Anatomy of the flexor tendon sheath and pulleys of the thumb.

Trigger finger: Location and association of comorbidities

There was no difference between common flexor tendon and common extensor tendon.

Distribution of platelet-rich plasma after ultrasound-guided injection for chronic elbow tendinopathies

Recently, turkey reoviruses have been isolated from gastrocnemius and digital flexor tendons and synovial fluids of 15-week-old lame turkeys, some of which had ruptured gastrocnemius or digital flexor as well as consistent histological evidence of lymphocytic tenosynovitis.

Altered Biomechanical Properties of Gastrocnemius Tendons of Turkeys Infected with Turkey Arthritis Reovirus