“[The flexor carpi radialis approach is] a little bit different to what you may be used to where we have added that extra inch where we go across the wrist crease,” Kakar said.

The extensor carpi radialis longus is a muscle in the forearm that helps control wrist movements. Learn more about this muscle, how it works, and how to improve its function.

As an aside, in the presence of a UCL injury, the activity of the FCU and FDS, as well as that of another of the flexors (Flexor Carpi Radialis – FCR) drops significantly.

Background: Tendinopathy of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon is a rare entity. Recent research revealed the role of a neurovascular ingrowth at the point of pain in various tendinopathic locations, ...