A 2-free-end flexor carpi radialis tendon graft for treating a complex index finger extensor tendon injury.
Journal
Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis
ISSN: 2531-6745
Titre abrégé: Acta Biomed
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 101295064
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
30 05 2020
30 05 2020
Historique:
received:
30
03
2020
accepted:
10
04
2020
entrez:
20
6
2020
pubmed:
20
6
2020
medline:
9
3
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Volar plating has increasingly become the most used technique for the treatment of unstable distal radius fractures due to the low soft-tissue disturbance and its biomechanical reliability, which allows the early mobilization of the wrist. One of the main goals of the volar locking compression plates design is to avoid those soft tissue complications historically associated to the dorsal plating. However, extensor tendon complications can not be completely excluded. The authors report the case of a patient with a complete rupture of the index finger extensor tendons after volar plate fixation of the distal radius. Due to the presence of a severe tendons retraction with a 4-centimeter gap and the neighbouring soft tissues damage, it was decided to fill the gap with a 2-free-end autograft harvested from the Flexor Carpi Radialis (FCR) tendon, using the volar surgical approach performed to remove the plate. At the 2-month follow-up, the patient showed the complete recovery of the flexion-extension movements. Even though the 2-free-end FCR tendon graft is not commonly reported for the reconstruction of extensor tendons defects, we assume it deserves to be considered as an adequate technique whenever the neighbouring tendons are critically compromised.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Volar plating has increasingly become the most used technique for the treatment of unstable distal radius fractures due to the low soft-tissue disturbance and its biomechanical reliability, which allows the early mobilization of the wrist. One of the main goals of the volar locking compression plates design is to avoid those soft tissue complications historically associated to the dorsal plating. However, extensor tendon complications can not be completely excluded.
METHOD
The authors report the case of a patient with a complete rupture of the index finger extensor tendons after volar plate fixation of the distal radius. Due to the presence of a severe tendons retraction with a 4-centimeter gap and the neighbouring soft tissues damage, it was decided to fill the gap with a 2-free-end autograft harvested from the Flexor Carpi Radialis (FCR) tendon, using the volar surgical approach performed to remove the plate.
RESULTS
At the 2-month follow-up, the patient showed the complete recovery of the flexion-extension movements.
CONCLUSIONS
Even though the 2-free-end FCR tendon graft is not commonly reported for the reconstruction of extensor tendons defects, we assume it deserves to be considered as an adequate technique whenever the neighbouring tendons are critically compromised.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32555110
doi: 10.23750/abm.v91i4-S.9475
pmc: PMC7944807
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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