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The results of tendon transfer in irreparable radial nerve palsy

Year 2008, Volume: 42 Issue: 5, 350 - 357, 19.01.2009

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of tendon transfers in patients with irreparable radial nerve palsy.
Methods: The study included 29 patients (5 females, 24 males; mean age 29 years; range 9 to 51 years) who underwent tendon transfers for radial nerve palsy. Four patients had low- and 25 patients had high-level radial nerve palsy. The mean duration of tendon transfer after injury (paralysis time) was 19.7 months (range 1 day to 180 months). Clinical evaluations included joint range of motion and muscle strengths. Functional evaluation was made using the Tajima criteria. The mean follow-up was 56.9 months (range 5 to 90 months).
Results: Muscle strengths were measured as follows: 3 (n=3), 4 (n=10), and 5 (n=12) for the wrist extensor muscle; 3 (n=7), 4 (n=10), and 5 (n=12) for the finger extensor muscle; and 3 (n=6), 4 (n=13), and 5 (n=10) for the thumb extensor muscle. The mean wrist range of motion was 67.4°, extension was 48.3° (10°-70°), and flexion was 21.5° (10°-55°). The mean metacarpophalangeal joint extension was 1.7° (0°-12°), thumb abduction was 45.6° (34°-56°), and thumb interphalangeal joint extension was 18° (0°-30°). According to the Tajima criteria, the results were excellent in 15 patients (51.7%), good in nine patients (31%), and moderate in five patients (17.2%). Eight patients (27.6%) had radial deviation deformity and four patients (13.8%) had 1-level weaker finger extensor muscle strength compared to the other fingers. The flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU) was used in the transfer of patients who developed radial deviation deformity.
Conclusion: Treatment of irreparable radial nerve palsy with tendon transfers yields successful results. Radial deviation deformity mostly occurs in patients receiving FCU transfer for finger extension.

Onarılması mümkün olmayan radial sinir felcinde tendon transferi sonuçları

Year 2008, Volume: 42 Issue: 5, 350 - 357, 19.01.2009

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Amaç: Primer olarak tedavisi mümkün olmayan radial sinir felci olgularında uyguladığımız tendon transferlerinin sonuçları değerlendirildi.
Çalışma planı: Çalışmaya radial sinir yaralanması nedeniyle tendon transferi uygulanan 29 hasta (5 kadın, 24 erkek; ort. yaş 29; dağılım 9-51) alındı. Dört hastada alçak seviyeli, 25 hastada yüksek seviyeli radial sinir felci vardı. Yaralanma sonrası transfer uygulama süresi (paralizi süresi) ortalama 19.7 aydı (dağılım 1 gün-180 ay). Değerlendirme için eklem hareket aralıkları ve kas güçleri ölçüldü. Fonksiyonel değerlendirme Tajima ölçütlerine göre yapıldı. Ortalama takip süresi 56.9 ay (dağılım 5-90 ay) idi.
Sonuçlar: Kas kuvveti değerlendirmesinde, el bileği ekstansiyonu üç hastada 3, 10 hastada 4, 12 hastada 5; parmak ekstansiyonu yedi hastada 3, 10 hastada 4, 12 hastada 5; başparmak ekstansiyonu ise altı hastada 3, 13 hastada 4, 10 hastada 5 kuvvetinde bulundu. Ortalama el bileği eklem hareket aralığı 67.4°, ekstansiyon 48.3° (10°-70°), fleksiyon 21.5° (10°-55°) ölçüldü. Ortalama metakarpofalangeal eklem ekstansiyonu 1.7° (0°-12°), başparmak abdüksiyonu 45.6° (34°-56°), interfalangeal eklem ekstansiyonu 18° (0°-30°) derece idi. Tajima ölçütlerine göre fonksiyonel açıdan 15 olguda (%51.7) mükemmel, dokuz olguda (%31) iyi, beş olguda (%17.2) orta sonuç elde edildi. Ameliyat sonrasında sekiz hastada (%27.6) radial deviyasyon deformitesi gelişti. Dört hastada (%13.8) diğer parmaklara göre 1 derece daha güçsüz hareket görüldü. Radial deviyasyon gelişen hastalarda parmak ekstansiyonu için fleksör karpi ulnaris (FKU) transfer edilmişti.
Çıkarımlar: Radial sinir felci geç rekonstrüksiyonunda tendon transferleri ile başarılı sonuçlar alınabilmektedir. Parmak ekstansiyonu için FKU transferi yapılan hastalarda radial deviyasyon deformitesi görülebilmektedir.

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Primary Language English
Journal Section Original Article
Authors

Ufuk Nalbantoglu This is me

Turker Ozkan This is me

I. Turkmen This is me

Publication Date January 19, 2009
Published in Issue Year 2008 Volume: 42 Issue: 5

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APA Nalbantoglu, U., Ozkan, T., & Turkmen, I. (2009). The results of tendon transfer in irreparable radial nerve palsy. Acta Orthopaedica Et Traumatologica Turcica, 42(5), 350-357. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v42i5.3517
AMA Nalbantoglu U, Ozkan T, Turkmen I. The results of tendon transfer in irreparable radial nerve palsy. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. January 2009;42(5):350-357. doi:10.3944/aott.v42i5.3517
Chicago Nalbantoglu, Ufuk, Turker Ozkan, and I. Turkmen. “The Results of Tendon Transfer in Irreparable Radial Nerve Palsy”. Acta Orthopaedica Et Traumatologica Turcica 42, no. 5 (January 2009): 350-57. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v42i5.3517.
EndNote Nalbantoglu U, Ozkan T, Turkmen I (January 1, 2009) The results of tendon transfer in irreparable radial nerve palsy. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 42 5 350–357.
IEEE U. Nalbantoglu, T. Ozkan, and I. Turkmen, “The results of tendon transfer in irreparable radial nerve palsy”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 42, no. 5, pp. 350–357, 2009, doi: 10.3944/aott.v42i5.3517.
ISNAD Nalbantoglu, Ufuk et al. “The Results of Tendon Transfer in Irreparable Radial Nerve Palsy”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 42/5 (January 2009), 350-357. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v42i5.3517.
JAMA Nalbantoglu U, Ozkan T, Turkmen I. The results of tendon transfer in irreparable radial nerve palsy. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2009;42:350–357.
MLA Nalbantoglu, Ufuk et al. “The Results of Tendon Transfer in Irreparable Radial Nerve Palsy”. Acta Orthopaedica Et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 42, no. 5, 2009, pp. 350-7, doi:10.3944/aott.v42i5.3517.
Vancouver Nalbantoglu U, Ozkan T, Turkmen I. The results of tendon transfer in irreparable radial nerve palsy. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2009;42(5):350-7.