Salvage of extensor tendon function with tenolysis and joint release.
Extensor tendon adhesions following laceration, fracture, or crush injuries will prevent normal joint function. Tenolysis often will not address the resulting stiffness. A systematic release of the extensors, joint capsule, collateral ligaments, and occasionally the flexor tendons is needed to restore function.
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Division of Orthopaedics, Albany Medical College, New York, USA.
D000758:Anesthesia; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000601:surgery; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000267:Tissue Adhesions