Flexor pollicis longus zone 2 tendon repair under WALANT with ultrasound assistance

Flexor pollicis longus zone 2 tendon repair under WALANT with ultrasound assistance

A feature of the flexor pollicis longus tendon injury is the frequency of palmar retraction so that a wrist approach is needed for retrieval of the proximal stump. We are reporting on our first outpatient zone T2 flexor pollicis longus tendon repair under WALANT with ultrasound guidance. In the even...

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Main Authors: X. Gueffier, D. Lalonde, Amir Adham Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
Subjects:
Flexor pollicis longus
Tendon repair
WALANT
Thumb
Ultrasound
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644021000510
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spelling doaj-81bb3a9aba13414b8b1566579cd1708b2021-04-22T13:40:13ZengElsevierTrauma Case Reports2352-64402021-04-0132100446Flexor pollicis longus zone 2 tendon repair under WALANT with ultrasound assistanceX. Gueffier0D. Lalonde1Amir Adham Ahmad2Artezieux Center, 40, avenue des alpes, 38300 Bourgoin Jallieu, France; Corresponding author.Dalhouisie University, Suite C204, 600 Main Street, Saint John, NB E2K 1J5, CanadaPrince Court Medical Centre, 39, Jalan Kia Peng, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaA feature of the flexor pollicis longus tendon injury is the frequency of palmar retraction so that a wrist approach is needed for retrieval of the proximal stump. We are reporting on our first outpatient zone T2 flexor pollicis longus tendon repair under WALANT with ultrasound guidance. In the event of zone T2 flexor pollicis rupture, ultrasound location of tendon extremities is used to plan surgical WALANT strategy and to guide the injection of lidocaine with epinephrine whilst limiting the injected volume to what is strictly necessary.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644021000510Flexor pollicis longusTendon repairWALANTThumbUltrasound
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D. Lalonde
Amir Adham Ahmad
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Flexor pollicis longus zone 2 tendon repair under WALANT with ultrasound assistance
Trauma Case Reports
Flexor pollicis longus
Tendon repair
WALANT
Thumb
Ultrasound
author_facet X. Gueffier
D. Lalonde
Amir Adham Ahmad
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title Flexor pollicis longus zone 2 tendon repair under WALANT with ultrasound assistance
title_short Flexor pollicis longus zone 2 tendon repair under WALANT with ultrasound assistance
title_full Flexor pollicis longus zone 2 tendon repair under WALANT with ultrasound assistance
title_fullStr Flexor pollicis longus zone 2 tendon repair under WALANT with ultrasound assistance
title_full_unstemmed Flexor pollicis longus zone 2 tendon repair under WALANT with ultrasound assistance
title_sort flexor pollicis longus zone 2 tendon repair under walant with ultrasound assistance
publisher Elsevier
series Trauma Case Reports
issn 2352-6440
publishDate 2021-04-01
description A feature of the flexor pollicis longus tendon injury is the frequency of palmar retraction so that a wrist approach is needed for retrieval of the proximal stump. We are reporting on our first outpatient zone T2 flexor pollicis longus tendon repair under WALANT with ultrasound guidance. In the event of zone T2 flexor pollicis rupture, ultrasound location of tendon extremities is used to plan surgical WALANT strategy and to guide the injection of lidocaine with epinephrine whilst limiting the injected volume to what is strictly necessary.
topic Flexor pollicis longus
Tendon repair
WALANT
Thumb
Ultrasound
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644021000510
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