Luis F Carrazana-Suárez, Lenny Rivera, Gerardo Olivella, Eduardo Natal-Albelo, Edwin Portalatín, David Deliz-Jiménez, José P Bibiloni-Lugo, Norberto J Torres-Lugo, Norman Ramírez, Christian Foy-Parrilla
Background Spastic joint contractures remain a complex and challenging condition. For patients with upper extremity spastic dysfunction, improving the muscle balance is essential to maximize their hand function. Multiple procedures, including proximal row carpectomy (PRC) and wrist arthrodesis (WA), are considered among the different surgical alternatives. However, the biomechanical consequences of these two procedures have not been well described in current literature. Hence, the objective of our study is to assess the change in the extrinsic digit flexor tendon resting length after proximal row carpectomy and wrist arthrodesis...
September 2023: Journal of Hand and Microsurgery