If tendon retraction is significant, one option is lengthening the flexor pollicis longus (FPL), performed ... be performed up to 4 weeks from injury if the tendon is held from retracting by ...

1 Common signs include paresthesia, pain, and weakness in the median ... median nerve and nine tendons (the tendon of the flexor pollicis longus, the four tendons of the flexor digitorum profundus ...