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...

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...

conclusions roll stitch technique had superior outcome compared to the modified kessler technique, when performed in the mcpj area. level of evidence: therapeutic (level iii) background proper suturing technique is needed to ensure good outcome in extensor tendon surgery. different techniques have been reported for the repair of extensor tendon injuries at the level of the metacarpophalangeal j...

BACKGROUND Grip lock is a high bar injury in male gymnastics and occurs while the gymnast is rotating around the high bar. Its mechanism and treatment have been poorly documented. STUDY DESIGN Case reports. RESULTS One gymnast sustained an extensor tendon injury and ulnar styloid fracture and was treated nonoperatively. The second gymnast sustained open fracture of the radius and ulna with ...

BACKGROUND Acute traumatic tendon injuries of the hand and wrist are commonly encountered in the emergency department. Despite the frequency, few studies have examined the true incidence of acute traumatic tendon injuries in the hand and wrist or compared the incidences of both extensor and flexor tendon injuries. METHODS We performed a retrospective population-based cohort study of all acute...

INTRODUCTION TO PATELLAR FRACTURES ASSESSMENT OF PATELLAR FRACTURES Patellar Fracture Injury Mechanisms Injuries Associated with Patellar Fractures Signs and Symptoms Imaging and Other Diagnostic Studies Classification Outcome Measures PATHOANATOMY AND APPLIED ANATOMY RELATING TO PATELLA FRACTURES Osseous Anatomy Arterial Blood Supply Soft Tissue Anatomy BIOMECHANICS OF THE EXTENSOR MECHANISM P...

Extensor tendon injuries are widely believed to be straightforward problems that are relatively simple to manage. However, these injuries can be complex and demand a thorough understanding of anatomy to achieve the best functional outcomes. When lacerations occur in the forearm as in Zones VIII and IX injury, the repair of the extensor tendon and muscle, and posterior interosseous nerve (PIN) i...

INTRODUCTION This study retrospectively analyzes primary extensor tendon repairs in children younger than 15 years. METHODS Exclusion criteria were skin loss, devascularization, fractures, or flexor tendon injuries. Fifty patients who had sustained extensor tendon laceration with 53 digits injured were available for review. Treatment consisted of primary repair of the extensor tendon injury w...

Extensor mechanism injuries are unusual and require early operative intervention to optimally restore extensor mechanism continuity, strength, and function. Quadriceps tendon ruptures typically occur in patients older than 40 years and can be associated with degenerative tendon changes, obesity, systemic illnesses, and trauma. Patellar tendon ruptures are usually seen in younger patients as a r...

MATERIAL AND METHODS Traumatic dislocation of the extensor tendon over the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint is a rare lesion that is caused by the dysfunction or rupture of the sagittal band, which is an important stabilizing structure of the extensor tendon. This mechanical alteration presents itself as instability that affects function and may cause pain or snapping during finger motion. The d...