Diagnosis and treatment of finger flexion contracture caused by forearm flexor disease

To summarize the clinical characteristics, differential diagnosis, and treatment methods of finger flexion contracture caused by three kinds of forearm flexor diseases. Between December 2008 and August 2021, 17 patients with finger flexion contracture were treated, including 8 males and 9 females, a...

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Published in:Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi 2023-04, Vol.37 (4), p.447-451
Main Authors: Tang, Peng, Wei, Jianwei, Dong, Zhonggen, Liu, Lihong, Shen, Ao, Wang, Jianhua
Format: Article
Language:Chinese
Subjects:
Contracture - diagnosis
Contracture - etiology
Contracture - surgery
Female
Fingers - surgery
Forearm - surgery
Humans
Ischemic Contracture - surgery
Male
Muscle, Skeletal - surgery
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Summary:To summarize the clinical characteristics, differential diagnosis, and treatment methods of finger flexion contracture caused by three kinds of forearm flexor diseases. Between December 2008 and August 2021, 17 patients with finger flexion contracture were treated, including 8 males and 9 females, aged 5-42 years, with a median of 16 years. The disease duration ranged from 1.5 months to 30 years, with a median of 13 years. The etiology included 6 cases of Volkmann's contracture, all of which were flexion deformity of the 2nd to 5th fingers, accompanied by limitation of thumb dorsiflexion in 3 cases and limitation of wrist dorsiflexion in 3 cases; 3 cases of pseudo-Volkmann's contracture, including 2 cases of flexion deformity of middle, ring, and little fingers, and 1 case of flexion deformity of ring and little fingers; 8 cases of ulnar finger flexion contracture caused by forearm flexor disease or anatomical variations, all of which were flexion deformity of middle, ring, and little fingers. Operations such
ISSN:1002-1892
DOI:10.7507/1002-1892.202211065