Flexor Tendon Injuries are traumatic injuries to the flexor digitorum superficialis and flexor digitorum profundus tendons that can be caused by laceration or trauma. Diagnosis is made clinically by observing the resting posture of the hand to assess the digital cascade and the absence of the tenodesis effect.

A deep cut on the palm side of your fingers, hand, wrist, or forearm can damage your flexor tendons, which are the tissues that help control movement in your hand. A flexor tendon injury can make it impossible to bend your fingers or thumb. The flexor tendons allow you to bend your fingers. Tendons are tissues that connect muscles to bone.

A laceration to the forearm, hand or wrist can result in injury to the flexor tendons. When a flexor tendon injury happens there can be inability to bend the fingers, thumb or wrist. Even small lacerations can result in significant problems with movement if they occur in an important location. Not all tendon injuries are due to lacerations.