Aaron Lam, Adam M Gordon, Ahmed M Thabet, Amr A Abdelgawad
{"title":"Antegrade Flexible Nailing for Pediatric Metaphyseal-diaphyseal Junction Distal Radius Fracture, is it Safe?","authors":"Aaron Lam, Adam M Gordon, Ahmed M Thabet, Amr A Abdelgawad","doi":"10.1097/BTH.0000000000000430","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/BTH.0000000000000430","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fractures involving the distal radius metaphyseal-diaphyseal junction (MDJ) present a unique challenge for pediatric orthopedic surgeons. These fractures are too proximal for percutaneous K -wire fixation and too distal for retrograde flexible nailing. The purpose of this study was to: (1) determine the safety of a described antegrade approach from the posterior interosseous nerve (PIN); (2) assess the efficacy of antegrade nailing in cases of distal MDJ fractures; and (3) describe a standardized lateral approach to the proximal radius. A cadaveric study was performed using 10 adult forearms. Anterograde flexinail was introduced at the proximal radius based on the described \"safe zone\". Distal MDJ fractures were created using osteotomes. We evaluated the distance between the entry point to the PIN in addition to the quality of the reduction for the fracture. The average distance between the entry point and piercing instrument to the PIN was 5.4 cm (range: 4.7 to 6.0 cm). When grouped based on sex, the average distance was significantly further for males (5.8 cm, range: 5.2 to 6.0 cm) versus females (4.9 cm, range: 4.7 to 5.2 cm), P =0.004. Fracture reduction was not maintained after the introduction of the antegrade flexible nail across the fracture site. For all specimens, >25% displacement was seen on the anterior-posterior imaging. Our modified lateral approach to the starting point in the proximal radius is safe as long as the entry point for antegrade flexible nailing stays proximal to the radial tuberosity during the lateral approach to the proximal radius while the elbow is flexed and the forearm pronated.</p>","PeriodicalId":39303,"journal":{"name":"Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery","volume":"27 3","pages":"161-164"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10085973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexander Graf, Akinade Ojemakinde, Sachin Gupta, Nicole Zelenski, L Scott Levin
{"title":"Form and Function: Technique for Free Functional Gracilis Harvest With Greater Saphenous Vein for Large Skin Paddle.","authors":"Alexander Graf, Akinade Ojemakinde, Sachin Gupta, Nicole Zelenski, L Scott Levin","doi":"10.1097/BTH.0000000000000437","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/BTH.0000000000000437","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Free functional gracilis transfer is a technique for restoration of upper extremity function following brachial plexus injury, as well as muscle loss from traumatic, oncologic, and congenital causes. However, when used for the latter applications, a functional muscle as well as large skin paddle can be required. Historically, skin paddle size was limited by venous outflow of the gracilis flap, using 1 or 2 venae comitantes, and large unreliable skin paddles resulting in partial necrosis. Therefore, to restore form and function, we herein present a technique of free functional gracilis muscle harvest with inclusion of adjacent greater saphenous vein for inclusion of a large skin paddle with 2 venous drainage systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":39303,"journal":{"name":"Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery","volume":"27 3","pages":"194-198"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10028862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adrian Markewych, Mark Hansdorfer, Alan Blank, George Kokosis, David E Kurlander
{"title":"Forequarter Amputation: Reconstruction With Targeted Muscle Reinnervation to the Filet of Forearm Free Flap.","authors":"Adrian Markewych, Mark Hansdorfer, Alan Blank, George Kokosis, David E Kurlander","doi":"10.1097/BTH.0000000000000424","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/BTH.0000000000000424","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Forequarter amputation is a rarely indicated operation that has the potential for delayed wound healing, chronic pain, and dysfunction. Reconstruction in cases of skin and soft tissue loss may be particularly challenging. Here we present a 79-year-old female with recurrent, previously radiated left shoulder chondrosarcoma who underwent forequarter amputation with a 'spare parts' filet of forearm flap and targeted muscle reinnervation to the flap. The patient healed without complication and achieved reinnervation with minimal pain.</p>","PeriodicalId":39303,"journal":{"name":"Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery","volume":"27 3","pages":"136-139"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10029108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luis Carlos Díaz, Enrique Vergara-Amador, Felipe Camacho Castro
{"title":"V-Y Flap Over Moberg's Flap to Cover the Thumb's Fingertip Injury: Technique and Cases.","authors":"Luis Carlos Díaz, Enrique Vergara-Amador, Felipe Camacho Castro","doi":"10.1097/BTH.0000000000000428","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/BTH.0000000000000428","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Moberg flap has been used to achieve coverage of amputations of the thumb's fingertip. However, it has been associated with flexion contractures of the interphalangeal (IP) joint of the thumb. A modification of the surgical technique is presented, adding a distal V-Y flap to allow greater advancement, and avoiding IP joint contractures. The proposed surgical technique is presented, and a case series of patients treated with this modification is introduced. A total of 5 patients underwent this surgical technique. All the flaps healed without complications. No patient presented stiffness or flexion contracture of the thumb´s IP joint. There were no cases of neuropathic pain and the 2-point discrimination over the flap was 6.8 mm on average. In conclusion, the proposed variation to the Moberg's flap allows adequate coverage of injuries to the thumb's fingertip with a low rate of complications, adequate sensitivity of the reconstructed digit and avoiding flexion contractures of the IP joint.</p>","PeriodicalId":39303,"journal":{"name":"Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery","volume":"27 3","pages":"151-156"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10031405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mindset.","authors":"Nicholas Pulos, Alexander Y Shin","doi":"10.1097/BTH.0000000000000442","DOIUrl":"10.1097/BTH.0000000000000442","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39303,"journal":{"name":"Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery","volume":"27 3","pages":"131"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10032424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Neil John Jones, Anouska Ayub, Kalpesh R Vaghela, Livio DiMascio, Gregory B Firth, Daniel Williams
{"title":"Stabilization of Recurrent Elbow Instability in the Presence of Hyperlaxity in Children Using a Nonanatomic Soft Tissue Reconstruction.","authors":"Neil John Jones, Anouska Ayub, Kalpesh R Vaghela, Livio DiMascio, Gregory B Firth, Daniel Williams","doi":"10.1097/BTH.0000000000000420","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/BTH.0000000000000420","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite growing concordance of opinion in the adult setting, pediatric elbow instability and its management are poorly represented in the literature due to its low prevalence and often unique circumstances. The authors present a case of posttraumatic recurrent posterior pediatric elbow instability in a patient with joint hypermobility. Our patient, a 9-year-old girl, sustained a right-sided supracondylar fracture of the humerus in April 2019. Having been managed operatively, the elbow remained unstable and dislocated posteriorly in extension. Definitive surgical management was designed to provide a stable functional elbow. The principle of the surgery was to create a checkrein of tissue, not changing in length in extension and flexion, and to prevent further posterior elbow instability. A 3 mm slip of the central triceps tendon was dissected, leaving its attachment to the olecranon tip. Gracilis allograft was sutured to the strip of the triceps tendon to increase the tensile properties of the native tendon graft using a braided nonabsorbable suture. The tendon construct was then passed through a window made in the olecranon fossa and a transosseous tunnel in the ulna from the coronoid tip to the dorsal cortex. The tendon was tensioned and secured to the radial-dorsal aspect of the ulna with a nonabsorbable suture anchor in 90 degrees of flexion. At one year follow-up, the patient has a stable and pain-free elbow joint with no functional limitations.</p>","PeriodicalId":39303,"journal":{"name":"Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery","volume":"27 2","pages":"115-119"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9498234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Surgeon's Arena.","authors":"Alexander Y Shin","doi":"10.1097/BTH.0000000000000432","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/BTH.0000000000000432","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39303,"journal":{"name":"Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery","volume":"27 2","pages":"69"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10125120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Continuous Passive Elongation Through an External Fixator: A Versatile and Beneficial Adjunct Technique to Treat Severe and Recurrent Cases of Dupuytren Contracture.","authors":"Peter Yw Chan, Alexander Marcus, Virak Tan","doi":"10.1097/BTH.0000000000000422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/BTH.0000000000000422","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dupuytren disease and its associated digit contracture often negatively impact the quality of life for patients. Severe cases of Dupuytren contracture and symptom recurrence are both difficult for hand surgeons to treat. Improved treatment options are therefore needed. One method is continuous passive elongation (CPE). In CPE, a device is affixed to the digit, which applies a continuous extending force to pull the affected finger out of flexion. Multiple external fixators used to induce CPE have been reported. However, a low-profile, hand-specific external fixator, the DigiFix, provides benefits over previously reported devices. We present the technique of CPE using DigiFix as a beneficial and versatile adjunct treatment for severe and recurrent cases of Dupuytren contracture.</p>","PeriodicalId":39303,"journal":{"name":"Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery","volume":"27 2","pages":"125-130"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10478965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eric R Wagner, Michael B Gottschalk, Adil Shahzad Ahmed, Alexander R Graf, Anthony L Karzon
{"title":"Novel Diagnostic and Treatment Techniques for Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.","authors":"Eric R Wagner, Michael B Gottschalk, Adil Shahzad Ahmed, Alexander R Graf, Anthony L Karzon","doi":"10.1097/BTH.0000000000000419","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/BTH.0000000000000419","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome is a challenging condition to diagnose and treat, often precipitated by the triad of repetitive overhead activity, pectoralis minor contracture, and scapular dyskinesia. The resultant protracted scapular posture creates gradual repetitive traction injury of the suprascapular nerve via tethering at the suprascapular notch and decreases the volume of the brachial plexus cords and axillary vessels in the retropectoralis minor space. A stepwise and exhaustive diagnostic protocol is essential to exclude alternate pathologies and confirm the diagnosis of this dynamic pathologic process. Ultrasound-guided injections of local anesthetic or botulinum toxin are a key factor in confirming the diagnosis and prognosticating potential response from surgical release. In patients who fail over 6 months of supervised physical therapy aimed at correcting scapular posture and stretching of the pectoralis minor, arthroscopic surgical release is indicated. We present our diagnostic algorithm and technique for arthroscopic suprascapular neurolysis, pectoralis minor release, brachial plexus neurolysis, and infraclavicular thoracic outlet decompression.</p>","PeriodicalId":39303,"journal":{"name":"Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery","volume":"27 2","pages":"100-114"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10497217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Allicia O Imada, Samuel McArthur, Nathan T Morrell
{"title":"Plating of Proximal Ulna Fractures Using Posterolateral Distal Humerus Plates: Surgical Technique and Case Series.","authors":"Allicia O Imada, Samuel McArthur, Nathan T Morrell","doi":"10.1097/BTH.0000000000000415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/BTH.0000000000000415","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Precontoured olecranon plates are frequently used in the management of proximal ulna fractures. Occasionally, in comminuted proximal ulna fractures or segmental ulna fractures, available precontoured olecranon plates are too short for the management of these fractures. The authors have utilized posterolateral distal humerus plates in these instances. The coronal bend in some posterolateral distal humerus plates anecdotally fits well to the proximal ulna, despite being designed for the distal humerus. We sought to measure the coronal angulation of precontoured posterolateral distal humerus plates from various companies and compare these to established proximal ulna angles. Case examples are also provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":39303,"journal":{"name":"Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery","volume":"27 2","pages":"79-83"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10124544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}