One-stage treatment of delayed ‘jersey finger’ by z-step lengthening of the flexor digitorum profundus tendon at the wrist

2012 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 264-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elias T. Sawaya ◽  
Hussein Choughri ◽  
Philippe Pelissier
Keyword(s):  
Flexor Digitorum Profundus ◽  
One Stage ◽  
Flexor Digitorum ◽  
Jersey Finger ◽  
Flexor Digitorum Profundus Tendon

scholarly journals Flexor digitorum profundus tendon avulsion in an amateur basketball player: Jersey finger

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-188
Author(s):  
Numan Sabit Kuyubaşı ◽  
Alper Çıraklı ◽  
Eyüp Çağatay Zengin ◽  
Murat Erdoğan ◽  
Ahmet Pişkin
Keyword(s):  
Flexor Digitorum Profundus ◽  
Basketball Player ◽  
Flexor Digitorum ◽  
Tendon Avulsion ◽  
Jersey Finger ◽  
Flexor Digitorum Profundus Tendon

The effect of flexor digitorum profundus tendon shortening on jersey finger surgical repair: a cadaveric biomechanical study

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (7) ◽  
pp. 729-734 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. D. Gillig ◽  
M. D. Smith ◽  
W. C. Hutton ◽  
C. D. Jarrett
Keyword(s):  
Current Practice ◽  
Delayed Diagnosis ◽  
Ring Finger ◽  
Linear Increase ◽  
Biomechanical Study ◽  
Flexor Digitorum Profundus ◽  
Finger Injuries ◽  
Flexor Digitorum ◽  
Jersey Finger ◽  
Flexor Digitorum Profundus Tendon

Delayed diagnosis of jersey finger injuries often results in retraction of the flexor digitorum profundus tendon. Current practice recommends limiting tendon advancement to 1 cm in delayed repairs. The purpose of this study was to investigate the biomechanical consequences of tendon shortening on the force required to form a fist. The flexor digitorum profundus muscle was isolated in ten cadaveric forearms and the force required to form a fist was recorded. Simulated jersey finger injuries to the ring finger were then created and repaired. The forces required to pull the fingertips to the palm after serial tendon advancements were measured. There was a near linear increase in the force required for making a fist with shortening up to 2.5 cm. The force required to make a fist should be taken into account when considering the limit of ‘safe’ tendon shortening in delayed repair of jersey finger injuries.

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