Painful extensor digitorum brevis manus muscle.
Diagnosis was confirmed of 10 extensor digitorum brevis manus muscles in 7 patients. The muscle is located on the dorsum of the hand, just distal to the wrist. It is most prominent with the wrist flexed to 30 degrees and the fingers fully extended. We propose that pain in the extensor digitorum brevis manus muscle is due to compression of the muscle in the rigid fibro-osseous fourth dorsal compartment. Extensor retinacular release is the treatment of choice.
Department of Orthopedics, Hand Surgery Service, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Patel
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Desai
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Bassini-Lipson
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Namba
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Sahoo
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011446:Prospective Studies