Repair of extensor pollicis longus using extensor pollicis brevis in rheumatoid arthritis.

Extensor Pollicis Longus Laceration

DESCRIPTION A 35-year-old man suffered a self-inflicted work injury from a circular saw on the dorsum of the thumb on his nondominant hand, sustaining a total transection of his extensor pollicus longus (EPL) and a concomitant dorsal capsule injury.

Extensor pollicis longus paralysis following thoracoscopic sympathectomy.

Thoracoscopic sympathectomy is an acceptable form of treatment for palmar hyperhidrosis. Many authors have reported favourable results. Complications range from pneumo-haemothorax, Horner's syndrome, compensatory hyperhidrosis and bleeding. Plas et al reported 2.7% of the procedures had complications requiring intervention and 9.7% had non-interventive complications. There have been isolated re...

Extensor indicis proprius tendon transfer for extensor pollicis longus rupture

The extensor pollicis longus (EPL) tendon is one of the most frequently ruptured tendons. The EPL is the primary extensor of the interphalangeal (IP) joint of the thumb and is also important in metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint extension. The loss of this tendon leads to an inability to extend the thumb and raise it to the level of the palm, leaving the patient with a useless thumb (1). Clinicall...

Spontaneous rupture of the tendon of extensor pollicis longus as a complication of rheumatoid arthritis.

Spontaneous Atraumatic Extensor Pollicis Longus Rupture in the Nonrheumatoid Population

INTRODUCTION Extensor pollicis longus (EPL) tendon rupture is a well-described phenomenon in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Mechanisms of EPL tendon rupture in the nonrheumatoid population have also been described and include traumatic rupture, repetitive motion strain, and steroid injection into the tendon. METHODS The operative records for patients undergoing extensor pollicis longus r...