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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFinger InjuriesHandHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTendon InjuriesTendonsConceptsPrimary 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
2017
Distal Forearm Fracture Open Reduction–Internal Fixation: Sonographic Detection of Hardware Malalignment and Associated Tendon Injuries Missed by Radiography
Morgan TA, Piper SL, Lattanza LL, Goldstein RB, Link T, Motamedi D. Distal Forearm Fracture Open Reduction–Internal Fixation: Sonographic Detection of Hardware Malalignment and Associated Tendon Injuries Missed by Radiography. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2017, 36: 2173-2177. PMID: 28503753, DOI: 10.1002/jum.14241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen reduction internal fixationReduction internal fixationTendon injuriesRadiographic findingsMusculoskeletal sonographyDistal radius open reduction internal fixationAssociated tendon injuryDistal forearm fracturesNegative radiographic findingsSymptomatic patientsForearm fracturesSurgical treatmentCase seriesTendon integritySonographic detectionHardware complicationsUseful modalityClinical utilityHardware positionSonographyInjuryComplicationsPatientsMusculoskeletal imagingTreatment
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
2012
How placement affects force and contact pressure between a volar plate of the distal radius and the flexor pollicus longus tendon: a biomechanical investigation
Matityahu AM, Lapalme SN, Seth A, Marmor MT, Buckley JM, Lattanza LL. How placement affects force and contact pressure between a volar plate of the distal radius and the flexor pollicus longus tendon: a biomechanical investigation. Journal Of Hand Surgery (European Volume) 2012, 38: 144-150. PMID: 22777850, DOI: 10.1177/1753193412453436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomechanical PhenomenaBone PlatesCadaverFracture Fixation, InternalHumansPalmar PlatePressureRadius FracturesTendon InjuriesConceptsLongus tendonVolar plateFlexor tendonsFlexor pollicis longus tendonVolar plate positionWrist extension positionsPollicis longus tendonDistal radius fracturesClinical case reportRadius fracturesInternal fixationCase reportDistal radiusCadaveric studyExtension positionTendonBiomechanical investigationScrew headIdeal positionMalposition
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
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