2021
Differential Pulley Release in Trigger Finger: A Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial
Wu RT, Walker ME, Peck CJ, Liu YJ, Hetzler P, Le NK, Smetona J, Thomson JG. Differential Pulley Release in Trigger Finger: A Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial. Hand 2021, 18: 244-249. PMID: 33648377, PMCID: PMC10035080, DOI: 10.1177/1558944721994231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrigger fingerA1 pulleyComplete resolutionSymptom resolutionClinical trialsA1 releaseIncomplete resolutionGreater symptom resolutionRandomized clinical trialsTrigger finger releasePulley releaseSurgical releaseLarge trialsFinger releaseActive flexionPalmar aponeurosisPatientsTrialsPrimary causeFingerReleaseSymptomsAponeurosisPathologyFlexion
1997
Distal Dorsal Forearm Flap
Syed S, Zahir K, Zink J, Saglaam Ö, Restifo R, Thomson J. Distal Dorsal Forearm Flap. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 1997, 38: 396-403. PMID: 9111901, DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199704000-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior interosseous arteryDorsal forearmFresh-frozen cadaveric upper extremitiesInterosseous membranePronator quadratus muscleMean pedicle lengthLocal skin flapsCadaveric upper extremitiesDye injection studiesSmall skin paddleCutaneous branchArtery diameterInterosseous arteryQuadratus muscleUpper extremityExtensor musclesSkin flapsSkin paddleVascular flapSeptocutaneous branchesPedicle lengthVascular supplyAnatomic studyFree flapDorsal aspect