Introduction: Posterior tibial tendon reconstruction frequently involves transfer of the flexor digitorum longus (FDL) tendon to the navicular and debridement of the diseased portion of the posterior tibial tendon as well as a calcaneal osteotomy and possibly a lateral column lengthening. If the posterior tibial tendon muscle appears to have some contractile property then it is anastamosed to t...

Repair of extensor tendon defects or gap injuries often require complicated surgical techniques. Unlike flexor tendons, which have good excursion that can help mobilize the flexor tendon allowing for repair of up to 1 cm gaps, extensor tendons only have 1-2 mm of excursion, especially in Verdan’s extensor Zones 1 to 5. Furthermore, a 1-mm tendon gap in Zones 1 to 5 may cause 20 degrees extensio...

Flexor digitorum tendon injuries are challenging conditions to manage to ensure optimal patient outcomes. While several surgical approaches with high success rates have been developed, there remains no gold standard for suture technique for the repair of flexor tendon injuries. In this study, we compared two distinct peripheral suture methods on the strength of repaired tendons. Pig flexor digi...

Rectus femoris transfer surgery is performed to convert the rectus femoris muscle from a knee extensor to a knee flexor. In this surgery, the distal tendon of the rectus femoris is detached from the patella and reattached to one of the knee flexor tendons. The outcomes of this procedure are variable, and it is not known if the surgery successfully converts the muscle to a knee flexor. We measur...

Edsfeldt, S. 2017. Intrasynovial flexor tendon injuries and repair. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine 1307. 67 pp. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. ISBN 978-91-554-9838-2. Complications after surgical repair of intrasynovial flexor tendon injuries in the hand occur despite advanced suture techniques and structured postoperative rehabil...

OBJECTIVE This study aims to compare the morphology of the A1 pulley and flexor tendons in idiopathic trigger finger of digits other than the thumb between in neutral position and in the position with the interphalangeal joints full flexed and with the metacarpophalangeal (MP) joint 0° extended (hook grip position). METHOD A total of 48 affected digits and 48 contralateral normal digits from ...

We carried out lacerations of 50%, followed by trimming, in ten turkey flexor tendons in vitro and measured the coefficient of friction at the tendon-pulley interface with loads of 200 g and 400 g and in 10 degrees , 30 degrees, 50 degrees and 70 degrees of flexion. Laceration increased the coefficient of friction from 0.12 for the intact tendon to 0.3 at both the test loads. Trimming the lacer...

The purpose of this study was to compare sonographic and tenoscopic findings with the purpose of establishing the accuracy and limitations of ultrasonograophy as a non-invasive diagnostic modality in evaluating the DFTS and its enclosed tendons. The medical records from 22 horses which underwent tenoscopic desmotomy of the palmar/plantar annular ligament were evaluated in a retrospective study....

The object of this work is to report the results obtained in a consecutive series of 149 cases of flexor tendon grafting in the fingers and thumb, and to study the lessons which failure and success have taught. The first graft was performed in 1942 and the period under review includes the year 1954. No case has been omitted except where an adequate late assessment has been impossible, or for so...

Tendon xanthomatosis often accompanies familial hypercholesterolaemia, but it can also occur in other pathologic states. Of the musculoskeletal system, the Achilles tendon is the most commonly effected tendon due to xanthomatosis. Although there are previous reports for flexor tendon involvement, to our knowledge there is no report in the English literature about bilateral hand extensor tendon ...