Traumatic Extensor Tendon Injuries to the Hand: Clinical Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Surgical Procedure Review
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Extensor Tendon Injuries in the Hand.
Until recently, extensor tendon injuries were often discounted as an important hand problem. However, studies have shown that not all extensor lacerations fare well and that loss of flexion can be problematic. Newer postoperative protocols emphasizing tendon gliding have improved results, and better repair techniques and postoperative rehabilitation regimens are under investigation. This articl...
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The treatment of extensor tendon injuries of the hand is based on Verdan's division of the different sections into eight zones. Taking the anatomic characteristics of those zones into consideration, good functional results can be achieved in most cases by differentiating between indications for operative or conservative treatment. The most frequent extensor tendon injury of the hand is the clos...
متن کامل[Flexor and extensor tendon injuries of the hand].
Injuries of the flexor tendon are usually open injuries. In most cases primary treatment is therefore seldom performed by orthopaedic surgeons. This is different for injuries of the extensor tendon. Three quarters of injuries of the extensor tendon are closed injuries. Therefore we do go into primary and secondary reconstruction of the flexor tendon, but focus on primary and secondary reconstru...
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Little originality is claimed for this paper, which reports some of the cases treated at the Londoii Hospital during the last year. There are nearly 24,000 attendances in the Orthopaedic and ACcident Department each year, of which about 6,000 are accident cases. Since no l)eds can he reserved for these patients the vast majority have to be treated as out-patients afl(l ( ) )erate(1 011 under lo...
متن کاملManagement of Extensor Tendon Injuries
Extensor tendon injuries are very common injuries, which inappropriately treated can cause severe lasting impairment for the patient. Assessment and management of flexor tendon injuries has been widely reviewed, unlike extensor injuries. It is clear from the literature that extensor tendon repair should be undertaken immediately but the exact approach depends on the extensor zone. Zone I injuri...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hand and Microsurgery
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0974-3227,0974-6897
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1572534