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 ...

RATIONALE Gouty tophi is a rare cause of CTS. We first report a unique case of repeated CTS with gouty tophi in flexor tendon. In the previous literature, the symptoms cases of CTS were gradually increased. PATIENT CONCERNS We report a 44-year-old male porter presented with mass on his left distal forearm combined a repeated carpal tunnel syndrome for 5 years. He felt numbness in fingers and ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the preventive effect of mannose-6-phosphate on flexor tendon adhesion formation. From a total of 84 adult New Zealand White rabbits, 36 were randomly divided into 2 groups, the normal saline group and the mannose-6-phosphate group, after anastomosis of the flexor tendons. Tendons were harvested at 4 weeks, and biomechanics testing was conducted. The...

PURPOSE To determine whether there were differences between plate position in patients who had postoperative flexor tendon ruptures following volar plate fixation of distal radius fractures and those who did not. METHODS Three blinded reviewers measured the volar plate prominence and position on the lateral radiographs of 8 patients treated for flexor tendon ruptures and 17 matched control pa...

Flexor tendon injuries are among the most challenging problems for hand surgeons and tissue engineers alike. Not only do flexor tendon injuries heal with poor mechanical strength, they can also form debilitating adhesions that may permanently impair hand function. While TGF-β1 is a necessary factor for regaining tendon strength, it is associated with scar and adhesion formation in the flexor te...