Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of injections of dye into the first extensor compartment of the wrist using three different techniques in 150 wrists in 75 fresh cadavers. To compare injections, 50 wrists from 25 cadavers were used for each technique. After the injections, the first extensor compartment was dissected and the dispersion of dye around the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons was investigated. In 72 % of all the wrists, acrylic dye was dispersed into one compartment containing both the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons, but in 28% of the wrists there was a separate compartment for extensor pollicis brevis and dye entered only one of the compartments (14% for each compartment). For accurate injections, we think the injections should be made separately over the two tendons, to allow for the possibility of a septum within the compartment.

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Authors

Mirzanli C, Ozturk K, Esenyel CZ, Ayanoglu S, Imren Y, Aliustaoglu S

Institution

Vakif Gureba Training and Research Hospital, Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Adnan Menderes Bulvarı, Istanbul, Turkey. cuneytmirzanli@yahoo.com

Source

The Journal of hand surgery, European volume 37:2 2012 Feb pg 155-60

MeSH

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Coloring Agents
De Quervain Disease
Female
Humans
Injections
Male
Middle Aged
Tendons
Thumb
Young Adult

Pub Type(s)

Comparative Study
In Vitro
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

21593074