The Attachments of the Lateral and Medial Ends of the Extensor Retinaculum of the Human Wrist

Salman, Saira; Ullah, Muzammil

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“…The compartment pullout test in this study more closely resembles a nascent union, in which early fracture healing would stabilize the entire length of the septal attachments. The collective failure force of the dorsalmost radial compartments (1)(2)(3)(4), which are in direct opposition to the forces applied during reduction, approaches 1,000 N (225 lb). The collective force of only the first 2 radial compartments is more than 500 N (112 lb), with a high combined stiffness.…”

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An Anatomic and Biomechanic Study of the Wrist Extensor Retinaculum Septa and Tendon Compartments

Iwamoto

Andersen

Patterson

et al. 2006

The Journal of Hand Surgery

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An Anatomic and Biomechanic Study of the Wrist Extensor Retinaculum Septa and Tendon Compartments

Iwamoto

Andersen

Patterson

et al. 2006

The Journal of Hand Surgery

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Use of the extensor retinaculum as a donor site for bone-ligament-bone grafts

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The recent introduction of bone-ligament-bone grafts for ligament reconstruction in hand surgery has led to a search for suitable graft donor sites. The extensor retinaculum had been suggested, but harvesting details were still lacking. We therefore studied the anatomy of the extensor retinaculum, with radiography and morphometric measurements. Ten cadaver wrists were dissected; the thick portion of the retinaculum and its insertions on the radius in the different extensor compartments were studied. The compartments were wire-marked, and AP radiographs taken of each specimen. The retinaculum spanning the first three compartments was removed with the bony ridges it inserted on, and the inter-ridge retinaculum length was measured. A comparison of our dissections with the radiographs showed that only the radial compartments 1, 2 and 3 had constant bony insertions on both ridges, making them suitable for bone-ligament-bone grafting. The mean compartment length was 11.7 mm (compartment 1), 17 mm (compartment 2) and 7.3 mm (compartment 3) respectively. Thus, the extensor retinaculum can be relied upon to provide bone-ligament-bone grafts from the first three compartments, for possible use in ligament reconstructions in the hand and wrist.

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Ligamentous and tendinous support of the pisiform, anatomic and biomechanical study

Pevny¹,

Rayan²,

Egle³

1995

The Journal of Hand Surgery

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The Attachments of the Lateral and Medial Ends of the Extensor Retinaculum of the Human Wrist

Cited by 3 publications

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An Anatomic and Biomechanic Study of the Wrist Extensor Retinaculum Septa and Tendon Compartments

An Anatomic and Biomechanic Study of the Wrist Extensor Retinaculum Septa and Tendon Compartments

Use of the extensor retinaculum as a donor site for bone-ligament-bone grafts

Ligamentous and tendinous support of the pisiform, anatomic and biomechanical study

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