The operative technique used a portion of the abductor pollicis longus as a sling, with specific modifications similar to those described by Sigfusson and Lundborg. [17] This is shown ...

The passive mechanical properties of the paralyzed flexor pollicis longus (FPL) muscle is central to the hand function of people with ASIA A C6 and C7 tetraplegia. 1, 2 People with these types of ...

Two of these tendons, the extensor pollicis brevis (EPB) and the abductor pollicis longus (APL), help spread and extend the thumb away from the rest of the hand.