Open AccessTendon Transfer for Persistent Radial Nerve Palsy Using Single-Split FCU Technique and Re-Routing of Extensor Pollicis Longus: A Prospective Study of 25 Cases
Author(s) -
Yogesh Sharma,
Narender Saini,
Deepak Khurana,
Devi Sahai Meena,
Vishal Gautam
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/ortho.ijortho_9_18
Subject(s) - medicine , tendon transfer , radial nerve , tendon , surgery
Optimal treatment of persistent radial nerve palsy is controversial. However, most authors agree that tendon transfers lead to satisfactory result in majority of patients. Triple tendon transfer using flexor carpi radialis, pronator teres, and palmaris longus is the most preferred tendon transfer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of a split flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU) as a single transfer in such patients and compare our results with other transfers from the available literature.