Musculoskeletal Key

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)…

Tenolysis following Injury and Repair of Digital Flexor Tendons David Netscher Kate Kuhlman-Wood DEFINITION Before the late 1960s, tendon repair within the flexor sheath was so wrought with complications (mainly…

Surgical Treatment for Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Subluxation David H. MacDonald Thomas R. Hunt III DEFINITION Extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) subluxation occurs when the separate subsheath of the sixth dorsal compartment…

Repair of Acute Digital Flexor Tendon Disruptions Christopher H. Allan Matthew Iorio DEFINITION Flexor tendon injuries can occur in any of the five described zones within the finger, hand, wrist,…

Lunotriquetral Ligament Repair and Augmentation Eric R. Wagner Alexander Y. Shin DEFINITION Isolated injury of the lunotriquetral (LT) interosseous ligament complex is less common and less well understood compared with…