Comparison of immobilization and early passive motion in the treatment of complex extensor tendon injuries

Volume: 35 Number: 1 September 11, 2006
  • Yalcin Ademoglu
  • Gulin Arikan
  • Ibrahim Kaplan
  • Sait Ada
  • Firdevs Kul
  • Aysel Enhos
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Comparison of immobilization and early passive motion in the treatment of complex extensor tendon injuries

Abstract

Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate the functional results in patients who underwent surgery for complex extensor tendon lacerations in zones V to VII and treated either by immobilization or early passive motion (EPM). Methods: Eleven patients (31 fingers) were treated by immobilization and nine patients (18 fingers) were treated by the EPM protocol. In the immobilization group, static palmar splints (wrist extension 30-40°; metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints 0°) were used for four weeks. In the EPM group, dynamic splints and an outtrigger splint were applied to hold the wrist 30-40° extended and the metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints in neutral and rubber band-assisted extension and active flexion was started three to five days postoperatively. After a mean follow-up of 22 months, total active motion and extensor lag of each involved finger, grip strength, and duration for return to pre-injury activity were evaluated. Results: No tendon ruptures occurred. Total active motion of the involved fingers (215°±39.6° vs 241°±36.6°) and duration for return to pre-injury activity (17.8 weeks vs 14.7 weeks) differed significantly in favor of the EPM group (p<0.05). However, no significant difference was observed in grip strength (p>0.05). According to the Miller classification, good and/or excellent results accounted for 32.2% and 61% in the immobilization and EPM groups, respectively. Conclusion: The study showed that EPM was more effective than the immobilization method in the treatment of complex extensor tendon injuries in zones V to VII.

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Yalcin Ademoglu This is me

Gulin Arikan This is me

Ibrahim Kaplan This is me

Sait Ada This is me

Firdevs Kul This is me

Aysel Enhos This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 2001 Volume: 35 Number: 1

APA
Ademoglu, Y., Arikan, G., Kaplan, I., Ada, S., Kul, F., & Enhos, A. (2006). Comparison of immobilization and early passive motion in the treatment of complex extensor tendon injuries. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 35(1), 28-34. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v35i1.1831
AMA
1.Ademoglu Y, Arikan G, Kaplan I, Ada S, Kul F, Enhos A. Comparison of immobilization and early passive motion in the treatment of complex extensor tendon injuries. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;35(1):28-34. doi:10.3944/aott.v35i1.1831
Chicago
Ademoglu, Yalcin, Gulin Arikan, Ibrahim Kaplan, Sait Ada, Firdevs Kul, and Aysel Enhos. 2006. “Comparison of Immobilization and Early Passive Motion in the Treatment of Complex Extensor Tendon Injuries”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 35 (1): 28-34. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v35i1.1831.
EndNote
Ademoglu Y, Arikan G, Kaplan I, Ada S, Kul F, Enhos A (September 1, 2006) Comparison of immobilization and early passive motion in the treatment of complex extensor tendon injuries. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 35 1 28–34.
IEEE
[1]Y. Ademoglu, G. Arikan, I. Kaplan, S. Ada, F. Kul, and A. Enhos, “Comparison of immobilization and early passive motion in the treatment of complex extensor tendon injuries”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 28–34, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v35i1.1831.
ISNAD
Ademoglu, Yalcin - Arikan, Gulin - Kaplan, Ibrahim - Ada, Sait - Kul, Firdevs - Enhos, Aysel. “Comparison of Immobilization and Early Passive Motion in the Treatment of Complex Extensor Tendon Injuries”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 35/1 (September 1, 2006): 28-34. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v35i1.1831.
JAMA
1.Ademoglu Y, Arikan G, Kaplan I, Ada S, Kul F, Enhos A. Comparison of immobilization and early passive motion in the treatment of complex extensor tendon injuries. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;35:28–34.
MLA
Ademoglu, Yalcin, et al. “Comparison of Immobilization and Early Passive Motion in the Treatment of Complex Extensor Tendon Injuries”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 35, no. 1, Sept. 2006, pp. 28-34, doi:10.3944/aott.v35i1.1831.
Vancouver
1.Yalcin Ademoglu, Gulin Arikan, Ibrahim Kaplan, Sait Ada, Firdevs Kul, Aysel Enhos. Comparison of immobilization and early passive motion in the treatment of complex extensor tendon injuries. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;35(1):28-34. doi:10.3944/aott.v35i1.1831