Simon Oeckenpöhler, Martin Franz Langer, Matthias Michael Aitzetmüller-Klietz, Marie-Luise Aitzetmüller-Klietz, Valerie Nottberg, Oliver Riesenbeck
Twenty-three patients with a mean age of 52.7 years underwent pulley reconstruction using the Okutsu double- or triple-loop technique after iatrogenic or traumatic rupture of at least two adjacent flexor tendon pulleys in the finger and distal palm; mean age of injury was 4.77 years. The mean follow-up was 4.66 years after reconstruction of mostly A2 pulleys in a single surgeon setting. Outcome measures included ROM, NRS pain, satisfaction, Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire (DASH) and Krimmer score, Buck-Gramcko score, Jamar grip strength, pinch grip, and vigorimetry compared to the uninjured side...
August 7, 2023: Journal of Clinical Medicine