The thumb’s ability to touch each fingertip—called opposition—represents one of the unique features of human hand function. This movement enables precision activities from buttoning clothes ...

Although researchers from Japan found that overall 52.3% of patients who underwent release for carpal tunnel syndrome recovered thumb opposition, this recovery was unpredictable in patients older ...

Dr Grant replies: The thumb is a marvellous digit that takes an awful lot of abuse due to activities of daily living. The thumb opposition is one of the main functions of the hand, noted when the ...

Image showing the muscle model used to calculate the biomechanical efficiency of thumbs. Image: Katerina Harvati, Alexandros Karakostis, Daniel Haeufle The human thumb is a marvel of evolution ...

CHICAGO — Although researchers from Japan found that overall 52.3% of patients who underwent release for carpal tunnel syndrome recovered thumb opposition, this recovery was unpredictable in ...