The anterior muscles of the forearm consist of three layers, the superficial, intermediate, and deep flexors. All three layers are located in the flexor compartment. Among the superficial muscles is ...

The flexor pollicis brevis muscle is a muscle in the hand. It flexes the thumb at the first metacarpophalagneal joint. This is in opposition to the extensor pollicis brevis muscle, which extends the ...

Flexor tenosynovitis, also known as trigger finger, is caused when inflammation occurs around the tendons of the finger. When the sheath that surrounds the flexor tendons, which begin in the forearm – ...