ArticleWorld journal of orthopedics2018
Optimal surgical approach for the treatment of Quervains disease: A surgical-anatomical study.
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- Optimal Skin Incision for the Surgical Treatment of De Quervain Tenosynovitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Pooled it
- Computer assisted surgical anatomy mapping (CASAM) of the distal Posterior Interosseous Nerve (PIN) and its relation to the wrist arthroscopy portals: A cadaver study.Journal of hand and microsurgery · 2024Article
- Relationship to the superficial radial nerve and anatomic variations of the first extensor compartment in Thai population: a basis for successful de Quervain tenosynovitis treatment.Anatomy & cell biology · 2024Article
- Anatomic location of the first dorsal extensor compartment for surgical De-Quervain's tenosynovitis release: A cadaveric study.World journal of orthopedics · 2024Article
- Cutaneous nerve distribution around first extensor compartment of the wrist: Clinical implications for ultrasound-guided injections.JPRAS open · 2024Article
- Isometric thumb extension exercise as part of a multimodal intervention for de Quervain's syndrome: A randomised feasibility trial.Hand therapy · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of surgical interventions for treating de Quervain's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Review
- One portal endoscopic release of the first extensor compartment in de Quervain's disease.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2019Article
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Abstract
aimTo determine which of the common used incision techniques has the lowest chance of iatrogenic damage to the nerves which at risk are the superficial branch of the radial nerve (SBRN) and the Lateral Antebrachial Cutaneous Nerve (LABCN).
methodsTwenty embalmed arms were dissected and the course of the SBRN and the LABCN in each individual arm was marked and the distance between the two branches of the SBRN at the location of the First Extensor Compartment (FEC) was measured. This data was used as input in a visualization tool called Computer Assisted Anatomy Mapping (CASAM) to map the course of the nerves in each individual arm.
resultsThis image visualizes that in 90% of the arms, one branch of the SBRN crosses the FEC and one branch runs volar to the compartment. The distance between the two branches was 7.8 mm at the beginning of the FEC and 10.2 mm at the end. Finally the angle of incision at which the chance of damage to the nerves is lowest, is 19.4 degrees volar to the radius.
conclusionCASAM shows the complexity of the course of the SBRN over the FEC. None of the four widely used incision techniques has a significantly lower chance of iatrogenic nerve damage. Surgical skills are paramount to prevent iatrogenic nerve damage.
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