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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2021

Biomechanical study of the abductor pollicis longus & extensor pollicis brevis after release and reconstruction of the first dorsal compartment of the wrist.

Amit Gupta, Fateme Mirzaee, Amir Farahanchi Baradaran, Mohammad Amin Aslani, Hamidreza Aslani

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Amit GuptaDirector of Louisville Arm and Hand Surgery, USA.
Fateme MirzaeeMSc of Orthosis & Prosthesis, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Knee and Sport Medicine Research Center, Milad Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Amir Farahanchi BaradaranShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Knee and Sport Medicine Research Center, Milad Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Amin AslaniMedical Student of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Knee and Sport Medicine Research Center, Milad Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Hamidreza AslaniShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Knee and Sport Medicine Research Center, Milad Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
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Abstract

backgroundThe purpose of this study was to determine the biomechanical changes after first dorsal compartment release and after Z-plasty of the first dorsal compartment with respect to the excursion and displacement of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons. MATERIALS AND

methodsSix fresh frozen cadaveric hand and forearms were obtained and the tendons of the abductor were exposed and separated from surrounding tissues through a palmar incision and tenotomized at the musculotendinous junction. The excursion and displacement of the abductor pollicis brevis and flexor pollicis brevis tendons were measured for all six cadaveric hands.

resultsIncreases in tendon excursion were observed in both the abductor pollicis longus (29%) and extensor pollicis brevis (30%) while these observations after Z-plasty were 0.04% for abductor pollicis longus and 0.07% for extensor pollicis brevis. With the use of the modified Elftman curve for the Lengths, tension relationship and Brand's data for resting fiber length we found that 1 cm increase of The excursion of the APL and EPB will decrease tension %65 and %80 respectively. There was also a 12.2-mm displacement of the tendons after release and 4.8 mm displacement after z-plasty of the compartment.

conclusionIt seems that Procedures such as enlargement plasty of Kapandji or Z-plasty will increase the size of the compartment but will not change the biomechanical behaviors of the tendons significantly.

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Abductor pollicis longusBiomechanicsFirst dorsal compartmentRelease

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