2021
Patient outcomes and costs after isolated flexor tendon repairs of the hand
Lalchandani GR, Halvorson RT, Zhang AL, Lattanza LL, Immerman I. Patient outcomes and costs after isolated flexor tendon repairs of the hand. Journal Of Hand Therapy 2021, 35: 590-596. PMID: 34016517, DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2021.04.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary flexor tendon repairFlexor tendon repairReoperation rateTendon repairTherapy utilizationAcute flexor tendon injuriesLate reoperation rateOdds of reoperationSurgeons counsel patientsRetrospective cohort studyPrimary tendon repairMultivariable logistic regressionFlexor tendon injuriesAmount of therapyChi-square testReoperation needTherapy visitsCohort studyCounsel patientsIndependent predictorsMedian timeMultivariable analysisSurgical optionsMale sexRehabilitation utilization
2015
In vivo flexor tendon forces generated during different rehabilitation exercises
Edsfeldt S, Rempel D, Kursa K, Diao E, Lattanza L. In vivo flexor tendon forces generated during different rehabilitation exercises. Journal Of Hand Surgery (European Volume) 2015, 40: 705-710. PMID: 26115682, DOI: 10.1177/1753193415591491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlexor tendon repairActive finger flexionTendon repairFinger flexionOpen carpal tunnel releaseFlexor digitorum superficialis tendonCarpal tunnel releaseFlexor digitorum profundusFlexor digitorum superficialisDifferent rehabilitation exercisesNeutral wrist positionCarpal canalSuperficialis tendonFlexor tendon forcesRehabilitation exercisesFlexor tendonsRehabilitation maneuversBuckle force transducerIndex fingerFlexionNeutral positionTendonWrist positionTendon forceVivo forces
2006
In vivo flexor tendon forces increase with finger and wrist flexion during active finger flexion and extension
Kursa K, Lattanza L, Diao E, Rempel D. In vivo flexor tendon forces increase with finger and wrist flexion during active finger flexion and extension. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 2006, 24: 763-769. PMID: 16514639, DOI: 10.1002/jor.20110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive finger flexionFlexor digitorum profundusFinger flexionDegrees flexionFlexor tendon forcesTendon forceHuman flexor digitorum profundusOpen carpal tunnel surgeryFlexor digitorum superficialis tendonCarpal tunnel surgeryWrist angleDegrees of flexionDifferent wrist anglesEarly rehabilitationSuperficialis tendonRepair ruptureTendon repairWrist flexionFlexion angleWrist flexion angleBuckle force transducerIndex fingerFlexionMotion rehabilitationWrist