Three-Loop Technique for Pulley Reconstruction—A Retrospective Cohort Analysis of 23 Patients

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...

Verfasser: Oeckenpöhler, Simon
Langer, Martin Franz
Aitzetmüller-Klietz, Matthias Michael
Aitzetmüller-Klietz, Marie-Luise
Nottberg, Valerie
Riesenbeck, Oliver
FB/Einrichtung:FB 05: Medizinische Fakultät
Dokumenttypen:Artikel
Medientypen:Text
Erscheinungsdatum:2023
Publikation in MIAMI:17.01.2024
Datum der letzten Änderung:17.01.2024
Angaben zur Ausgabe:[Electronic ed.]
Quelle:Journal of Clinical Medicine 12 (2023) 15, 5154, 1-9
Schlagwörter:pulley reconstruction; flexor pulley; flexor tendon pulley; flexor tendon sheath
Fachgebiet (DDC):610: Medizin und Gesundheit
Lizenz:CC BY 4.0
Sprache:English
Förderung:Finanziert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds der Universität Münster.
Format:PDF-Dokument
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-77988631839
Weitere Identifikatoren:DOI: 10.17879/27998485631
Permalink:https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-77988631839
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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. The median patient satisfaction score was 6.6/10. Hand function using the DASH score was 9.5. Grip strength on the Jamar Dynamometer showed only a slight reduction of 13% compared to the uninjured side. The resultant force of the operated fingers on the vigorimeter is almost 60% of that of the contralateral side, and the finger-palm distance of the operated finger was reduced from 2.2 cm to 1.45 cm. Other functional scores, such as Krimmer (82.2) and Buck-Gramcko (10.9), support these good results. The follow-up of patients more than 4.5 years after reconstruction of the A2 and A3 flexor tendon pulley using the double- or triple-loop technique showed acceptable patient satisfaction and good function of the finger in everyday life.