This study aimed at looking at the frequency (T-score) and the amplitude (S-score) of fiber use during contraction of a forearm muscle, m. palmaris longus, as measured by acoustic myography (AMG). An additional aim was to relate the T- and S-scores to the recorded force obtained from a hand dynamometer. The hypothesis being that temporal and spatial summation of muscle fiber contraction in a gi...

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...

The palmaris longus muscle (PLM) is considered to be a phylogenetically degenerate muscle. For many authors, this may be the cause of its great variability. The loss of function in the PLM makes it an important muscle in plastic and reconstructive surgery. During a study of PLM agenesis rate in the Hungarian population, a 22-year-old female showed an unusual pattern of muscles in her left forea...

There have been reports of ulnar nerve compression due to anatomic variations at Guyon’s canal. Knowledge certain canal may help hand surgeons identify possible unconventional sites the nerve. We present a case report patient with an aberrant palmaris brevis muscle belly that was found cross over proximal aspect tunnel neurovascular bundle potentially causing symptoms. Surgical interventions re...

BACKGROUND The compression of the median nerve (MN) in the carpal tunnel (CT) is one of the most common aetiologies of entrapment neuropathy syndromes in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of the palpable bony prominences of the distal forearm (radial styloid process [RSP] and ulnar styloid process [USP]) with MN in the CT, in order to determine a safe-...

During the period 1973-1986, 116 patients with rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon were operated upon. The lesions were categorised into three anatomical levels: proximal, intermediate and distal. Direct suture was performed for acute lesions; later reconstructive procedures were by means of tendon transfers or free tendon grafts.

Neglected patellar and quadriceps tendon rupture is a rare injury, but ipsilateral simultaneous patellar and quadriceps tendon rupture was not described in the literature to our knowledge. In this article, we report a 40-year-old healthy male patient with neglected ipsilateral patellar and quadriceps tendon ruptures treated by peroneus longus tendon autograft. Patient had received some conserva...