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 forcesOpen Extensor Tendon Injuries
Amirtharajah M, Lattanza L. Open Extensor Tendon Injuries. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 2015, 40: 391-397. PMID: 25557773, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.06.136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtensor tendon injuriesTendon injuriesOpen injuriesExtensor tendonsSoft tissue lossModern repair techniquesCurrent Concepts articleExtensor mechanismRehabilitation protocolPatient outcomesClean lacerationsSevere skinTissue lossInjuryFlexor tendonsRepair techniquesTendonRecent literatureTreatmentCommon sourceMorbidityLaceration
2010
Surgical Treatment of Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Elbow in Children
Lattanza LL. Surgical Treatment of Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Elbow in Children. Techniques In Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery 2010, 14: 114-120. PMID: 20526166, DOI: 10.1097/bth.0b013e3181dd88f3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterolateral rotatory instabilitySurgical treatmentLigamentous repairRotatory instabilityDiagnosis of PLRILateral ulnar collateral ligamentUlnar collateral ligamentTreatment of PLRIGood clinical practicePosttraumatic instabilityPediatric populationPediatric casesCollateral ligamentClinical practiceUnusual signsDiagnosisChildrenTreatmentElbowRepairCurrent practiceSurgical instructionSymptomsCareful considerationTrauma
2006
Finger flexor motor control patterns during active flexion: An in vivo tendon force study
Nikanjam M, Kursa K, Lehman S, Lattanza L, Diao E, Rempel D. Finger flexor motor control patterns during active flexion: An in vivo tendon force study. Human Movement Science 2006, 26: 1-10. PMID: 17173995, DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2006.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlexor digitorum profundusMotor control patternsFinger flexionOpen carpal tunnel release surgeryCarpal tunnel release surgeryWrist angleActive finger flexionProximal interphalangeal joint angleInterphalangeal joint anglesDifferent wrist anglesFurther flexionRelease surgeryFDS tendonFinger flexorsFDP tendonActive flexionFlexed postureBuckle force transducerFlexionWrist postureTendonNeutral postureConsistent changesMetacarpophalangealWristIn 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
2004
In vivo forces generated by finger flexor muscles do not depend on the rate of fingertip loading during an isometric task
Kursa K, Diao E, Lattanza L, Rempel D. In vivo forces generated by finger flexor muscles do not depend on the rate of fingertip loading during an isometric task. Journal Of Biomechanics 2004, 38: 2288-2293. PMID: 16154416, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.07.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIsometric tasksOpen carpal tunnel surgeryFlexor digitorum superficialis tendonTendon forceFlexor digitorum profundus tendonFinger flexor musclesCarpal tunnel surgeryFine motor controlFingertip forcesVivo forcesTendon disordersFDS tendonSuperficialis tendonRisk factorsFDP tendonFlexor musclesFinger musclesRate of forceProfundus tendonHigher activation levelsInternal tendon forcesBuckle force transducerFingertip loadingTendonFinger condition