Baskies M, Tuckman DV, Paksima N. Management of flexor tendon injuries following surgical repair. Bull NYU Hosp Jt Dis. 2008;66(1):35-40. Remarkable strides have been made in the treatment of flexor tendon injuries in the past 40 years. Advances in the understanding of flexor tendon anatomy, nutrition, healing, and biomechanics has significantly improved the treatment of these challenging injur...

Muscle and tendon variations in hand and wrist are not rare; thus their type must be well known in practicing hand surgery. Abductor pollicis longus (APL) and extensor digitorum (ED) are known to exhibit different variations with respect to their attachments. Various studies have reported splitting of the APL and ED [1-8]. The ED has one origin and a common muscle belly that splits into three o...

Disruption of the finger’s extensor apparatus at its terminal portion, causing inability to extend distal interphalangeal joint (abbreviation: DIP) and dropping of the distal phalanx, results with well known „mallet finger” deformity. This deformity can be caused by simple rupture of extensor apparatus, or avulsion fracture of the dorsal rim of the articular surface of distal phalanx. Sudden, f...

Patients with displaced patellar fractures typically present with disruption to the extensor mechanism requiring acute surgical intervention. Chronic patellar fractures with disruption of the extensor mechanism are uncommon, and few surgical options are available. The authors present a patient who sustained a fracture to the inferior pole of the patella in Africa 5 years prior that was managed ...