Operative Reconstruction of Boutonnière and Swan-Neck Deformities Jun Y. Matsui Samantha L. Piper Martin I. Boyer DEFINITION Rheumatoid arthritis is a poorly understood systemic disease affecting the synovium of joints…
Tendon Transfers Used for Treatment of Rheumatoid Disorders Raymond J. Metz Jr. Rey N. Ramirez John D. Lubahn DEFINITION Rheumatoid arthritis is a progressive disease that, if uncontrolled, leads to…
Primary Repair and Nerve Grafting following Complete Nerve Transection in the Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Matthew E. Hiro Randy R. Bindra DEFINITION Complete transection of a peripheral nerve is defined…
A1 Pulley Release for Trigger Finger with and without Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Ulnar Slip Excision David H. MacDonald Alexander M. Marcus DEFINITION Trigger finger is an entrapment of the digital…
Flexor and Extensor Tenosynovectomy Kyle P. Kokko John T. Capo Sanjiv Naidu Jay T. Bridgeman DEFINITION Synovium lines the joint spaces and tendon sheaths and secretes a lubricant (hyaluronan and…
Tendon Transfer and Grafting for Traumatic Extensor Tendon Disruption John S. Taras Jason C. Saillant DEFINITION Traumatic injury to the extensor tendons of the hand and forearm results in the…
Extensor Tendon Centralization following Traumatic Subluxation at the Metacarpophalangeal Joint Byung J. Lee Ross J. Richer Craig S. Phillips DEFINITION Instability of the extensor digitorum tendons at the metacarpophalangeal (MCP)…
Repair following Traumatic Extensor Tendon Disruption in the Hand, Wrist, and Forearm David B. Shapiro Mark A. Krahe Nathan A. Monaco DEFINITION Traumatic disruptions of the extensor mechanism represent a…
Triceps Tendon Ruptures Andrea Celli DEFINITION Elbow extension against gravity or resistance may be difficult or impossible when the distal triceps tendon is ruptured or avulsed from the olecranon insertion….
Staged Digital Flexor Tendon Reconstruction Sebastian C. Peers Kevin J. Malone DEFINITION Staged flexor tendon reconstruction is required in the settings of delayed diagnosis of a flexor digitorum profundus (FDP)…
