– See: Technique of Free Tendon Grafting – Discussion: – indications for tenolysis include failure to improve ROM after 3 months; – if patient has had previous flexor tendon repair, surgery should be delayed until 6 months post op (inorder to avoid tendon rupture); – consider using a wrist block … Read more
– Discussion: – core suture techniques; – strength of flexor tendon repair is proportional to the number of sutures crossing the repair; – note that a average force of 20 N required for active digital flexion in humans and most tendon repair techniques need initial strength of more than … Read more
– See: – combined injuries of the median and ulnar nerves: – nerve repair – median nerve repair at the wrist – Discussion: – patient’s ability to oppose is weak, and the FPL provides most of the strength in flexion; – loss of the radial … Read more
– See: – combined injuries of the median and ulnar nerves: – nerve repair – median nerve repair at the wrist – Discussion: – patient’s ability to oppose is weak, and the FPL provides most of the strength in flexion; – loss of the radial … Read more
– Discussion: – there are many surgical options for restoring digital extension in radial nerve palsy; – as w/ all tendon transfers, consider not only synergistic muscle activity, but also amplitude as well as muscle power and tendon excursion; – if surgery must be delayed, … Read more
– See: tendon excursion – Discussion: – FCR to EDC transfer; – this transfer is also well suited for finger extension; – advantages: – uses same incision as for the pronator and … Read more
– Archetecture – Excursion, of Tendons – Extensor Tendon Lacerations – Extensor Tendon Rupture – Flexor Tendon Repair – Flexor Tendon Pulleys and Sheath – Flexor Tenolysis – Infectious Tenosynovitis – Injury & Repair – Tendon Reconstruction … Read more
– See: – Excursion, of Tendons – Thumb Deformities in Rheumatoid Arthritis – Thumb Soft Tissue Defects – Flexor Pollicis Longus – Extensor Pollicis Longus – Tendon Sheath Anatomy: – A1 pulley: spans the MP joint, approximately 8 mm in width; … Read more
– See: – Architecture – Tendons of Hand – Extensor Tendon Injuries – Excursion, of Tendons – Flexor Tendon Repair: – Zone I Injuries – Zone II injuries … Read more
– Discussion: – all seven cervical vertebra and the C7-T1 junction are visualized; – Technique: – patient is supine. head is straight in the neutral position; – central beam is directed horizontally to a point 2.5 – 3.0 cm caudal to … Read more