Long-term results following reconstruction of the tendon of the extensor pollicis longus muscle by transposition of the tendon of the extensor indicis muscle
Hoch, J.; Lösch, G.M.; Schrader, M.
Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Handchirurgie Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mikrochirurgie der Peripheren Nerven und Gefasse Organ der V. 20(2): 93-96
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0722-1819 PMID: 3371772 Document Number: 319948
Twenty-six patients with injury of the tendon of the extensor pollicis longus have been studied and the long term results of the transfer of the tendon of the extensor indicis are reported. Using Geldmacher's evaluation scheme for assessment of the results of extensor tendon reconstruction we found thirteen excellent, ten good, and three fair results. The prognosis is dependent upon the kind of injury and the time after injury of the transfer of the tendon of the extensor indicis.