The anatomy of the extensor tendon insertion in the arthritic distal interphalangeal joint: a cadaveric study-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The anatomy of the extensor tendon insertion in the arthritic distal interphalangeal joint: a cadaveric study

Published:2023-09-25 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1753-1934
Container-title:Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
language:en
Short-container-title:J Hand Surg Eur Vol

Author:

Houghton Eleanor Ruth¹^ORCID,Moulton Lawrence Stephen²,Keogh Angus³

Affiliation:

1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fremantle Hospital, South Metropolitan Health Service, Fremantle, WA, Australia

2. Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Treliske, Truro, Cornwall, UK

3. Perth Upper Limb Surgery, St John of God Hospital, Subiaco, WA, Australia and CTEC (Clinical Training and Evaluation Centre), University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia

Abstract

Dissection of arthritic cadaveric digits revealed an expanded extensor tendon footprint involving the dorsal osteophyte on the terminal phalanx. Osteophyte attachments can be safely released up to the width of a number 15 scalpel blade without risking the integrity of the extensor tendon.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Surgery

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/17531934231201956

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