An experienced physician and orthopedic hand surgeon, Bobby Chhabra works and teaches at the University of Virginia. One of Bobby Chhabra’s many specializations as a hand surgeon includes the flexor tendon anatomy and injury.
Flexor tendons are cords that exist in the arm, from the forearm to the palm and fingers. Their main goal is to enable a person to move their fingers and thumbs. Flexor tendons injuries typically occur in grabbing or contact sports such as rugby, football, or wrestling. One example of a flexor tendon injury is the jersey finger, which occurs when a player tries to grab another player’s shirt to stop them from running away with the ball, and the finger gets pulled away with force and the tendon disrupted.
Players who suffer from jersey finger injuries typically face fingertip pain and lose the ability to bend it. One way hand physicians treat this injury is with a surgery that aims to reattach the disrupted tendon.
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