Anatomy and Art

a blog by Sara Egner

Not Forgotten, a story of an unknown tendon

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So,  I’ve been avoiding posting lately, under doctor’s orders.  Theory is that I’ve strained a tendon in my hand due to repetitive use, most likely being a matter of too much computer and also texting time.  Well my phone was out, and I was texting more, and I do spend a lot of time on computers, but I’m not entirely certain that that’s what’s going on, and what’s worse is I’ve lost some confidence in the medical advice I was given after confirming that I was given inaccurate anatomical names for what was happening.  This is most likely, just a normal and natural mix-up, but I can’t help being a bit shaken in confidence.  I was told that I had strained my abducens tendon, but since that doesn’t actually exist in the hand, I have to assume that the doctor meant abductor pollicis longus, or possibly abductor pollicis brevis.

Anyway, I haven’t forgotten things around here.  And I will return to post more soon!

Written by Sara

February 15th, 2013 at 12:05 am

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