Failed Extensor Indicis Proprius Tendon Transfer for Extensor Pollicis Longus Tendon Rupture after Distal Radial Fracture

Youn Moo Heo; Yougun Won; Jung Bum Lee; Tae Gyun Kim; Jae Ik Lee

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Heo, Won, Lee, Kim, and Lee: Failed Extensor Indicis Proprius Tendon Transfer for Extensor Pollicis Longus Tendon Rupture after Distal Radial Fracture

Case Report

J Korean Soc Surg Hand 2015;20(1):23-27.

Published online: 11 March 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12790/jkssh.2015.20.1.23

Failed Extensor Indicis Proprius Tendon Transfer for Extensor Pollicis Longus Tendon Rupture after Distal Radial Fracture

Youn Moo Heo¹, Yougun Won^1,², Jung Bum Lee¹, Tae Gyun Kim¹, Jae Ik Lee¹

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea

²Department of Medicine, Yonsei University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence to: Yougun Won Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, 158 Gwanjeodong-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon 302-718, Korea TEL: +82-42-600-6937 FAX: +82-42-545-2373 E-mail: yougunwon@gmail.com

Received 22 October 201419 January 201516 February 2015 Accepted 21 February 2015

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Abstract

Open reduction and internal fixation using volar plating for the treatment of distal radial fractures (DRFs) is becoming an increasingly popular method. Tenosynovitis of extensor tendons causes delayed extensor pollicis longus (EPL) tendon rupture which known as complication following screw penetration of the dorsal cortex after volar plating for DRFs. As the reconstructive procedure for a closed ruptured EPL tendon in minimal displaced DRF, extensor indicis proprius (EIP) transfer is widely used. However, tendon injuries of the fourth compartment, which includes the extensor digitorum communis or EIP, can be caused by screw irritation after volar plating for DRFs. We encountered a rare case of failed EIP tendon transfer for delayed EPL tendon rupture after volar plating for a DRF. Because the EIP tendon can also be damaged by screw penetration, care must be taken to use EIP tendon for treatment of delayed EPL rupture after volar plating for DRFs.

Keywords: Extensor indicis proprius, Distal radius fracture, Tendon transfer, Volar plate fixation

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Fig. 1.

(A, B) Radiograph showing a healed distal radius fracture and screws with extra length.

Fig. 2.

(A, B) Surgical exploration revealing the penetrated tips of screws and a frayed extensor pollicis longus tendon rupture over the distal edge.

Fig. 3.

(A) Intact coupling of the EIP and EPL tendon. (B) A rupture can be seen proximal to the EIP tendon. (C) PL tendon transfer to the EPL. EIP, extensor indicis proprius; EPL, extensor pollicis longus.

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