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Displacement of the extensor tendon in metacarpophalangeal joint

MedGen UID:
1054719
•Concept ID:
CN377937
•
Finding
HPO: HP:6000788

Definition

Dislocation of the extensor tendons from their central position on the metacarpal heads can be traumatic, congenital, spontaneous, or degenerative. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDisplacement of the extensor tendon in metacarpophalangeal joint

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of distal radius fractures with a low-profile dorsal plating system: an outcomes assessment.
Simic PM, Robison J, Gardner MJ, Gelberman RH, Weiland AJ, Boyer MI
J Hand Surg Am 2006 Mar;31(3):382-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.10.016. PMID: 16516731

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Use of Low-profile Palmar Internal Fixation in Digital Replantation.
Ross M, Bollman C, Couzens GB
Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg 2015 Dec;19(4):147-52. doi: 10.1097/BTH.0000000000000097. PMID: 26296213
Extensor pollicis longus tendon ruptures after the use of volar locking plates for distal radius fractures.
Zenke Y, Sakai A, Oshige T, Moritani S, Menuki K, Yamanaka Y, Furukawa K, Nakamura T
Hand Surg 2013;18(2):169-73. doi: 10.1142/S0218810413500196. PMID: 24164119
A biomechanical comparison of volar locked plating of intra-articular distal radius fractures: use of 4 versus 7 screws for distal fixation.
Moss DP, Means KR Jr, Parks BG, Forthman CL
J Hand Surg Am 2011 Dec;36(12):1907-11. Epub 2011 Oct 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.08.039. PMID: 22018475
The coordinate movement of the interphalangeal joints. A cinematic study.
Holguín PH, Rico AA, Gómez LP, Munuera LM
Clin Orthop Relat Res 1999 May;(362):117-24. PMID: 10335290
Post-traumatic instability of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb.
Smith RJ
J Bone Joint Surg Am 1977 Jan;59(1):14-21. PMID: 833169

Diagnosis

Diagnostic and Interventional US of the Wrist and Hand: Quadrant-based Approach.
Flores DV, Murray T, Jacobson JA
Radiographics 2023 Aug;43(8):e230046. doi: 10.1148/rg.230046. PMID: 37498783
Extensor Tendon Rupture Due to Advanced Kienböck's Disease: Two Case Reports and a Review of Literature.
Kim TG, Heo YM, Min YK
J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol 2020 Mar;25(1):123-128. doi: 10.1142/S2424835520720042. PMID: 32000607

Therapy

Instability of the extensor digitorum tendons in Jaccoud arthropathy assessed by semi-dynamic MRI of the metacarpophalangeal joints.
Kirchgesner T, Stoenoiu M, Michoux N, Libouton X, Houssiau F, Vande Berg B
Diagn Interv Imaging 2021 Sep;102(9):553-559. Epub 2021 Apr 24 doi: 10.1016/j.diii.2021.03.005. PMID: 33903055
Extensor pollicis longus tendon ruptures after the use of volar locking plates for distal radius fractures.
Zenke Y, Sakai A, Oshige T, Moritani S, Menuki K, Yamanaka Y, Furukawa K, Nakamura T
Hand Surg 2013;18(2):169-73. doi: 10.1142/S0218810413500196. PMID: 24164119

Prognosis

Use of Low-profile Palmar Internal Fixation in Digital Replantation.
Ross M, Bollman C, Couzens GB
Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg 2015 Dec;19(4):147-52. doi: 10.1097/BTH.0000000000000097. PMID: 26296213
Extensor pollicis longus tendon ruptures after the use of volar locking plates for distal radius fractures.
Zenke Y, Sakai A, Oshige T, Moritani S, Menuki K, Yamanaka Y, Furukawa K, Nakamura T
Hand Surg 2013;18(2):169-73. doi: 10.1142/S0218810413500196. PMID: 24164119
Treatment of distal radius fractures with a low-profile dorsal plating system: an outcomes assessment.
Simic PM, Robison J, Gardner MJ, Gelberman RH, Weiland AJ, Boyer MI
J Hand Surg Am 2006 Mar;31(3):382-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.10.016. PMID: 16516731
Internal stabilization in the thumb.
Srinivasan H, Landsmeer JM
J Hand Surg Am 1982 Jul;7(4):371-5. doi: 10.1016/s0363-5023(82)80146-9. PMID: 7119396

Clinical prediction guides

Relative motion between the flexor digitorum superficialis tendon and subsynovial connective tissue is time dependent.
Kociolek AM, Keir PJ
J Orthop Res 2023 Aug;41(8):1661-1669. Epub 2023 Feb 7 doi: 10.1002/jor.25524. PMID: 36691873
Use of Low-profile Palmar Internal Fixation in Digital Replantation.
Ross M, Bollman C, Couzens GB
Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg 2015 Dec;19(4):147-52. doi: 10.1097/BTH.0000000000000097. PMID: 26296213
Treatment of distal radius fractures with a low-profile dorsal plating system: an outcomes assessment.
Simic PM, Robison J, Gardner MJ, Gelberman RH, Weiland AJ, Boyer MI
J Hand Surg Am 2006 Mar;31(3):382-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.10.016. PMID: 16516731
High resolution magnetic resonance imaging application in anatomy: the extensor digitorum muscle insertion on the first phalanx.
Van Sint Jan S, Van Audekerke J, Van der Linden A, Rooze M
MAGMA 1997 Mar;5(1):21-7. doi: 10.1007/BF02592261. PMID: 9219175
Internal stabilization in the thumb.
Srinivasan H, Landsmeer JM
J Hand Surg Am 1982 Jul;7(4):371-5. doi: 10.1016/s0363-5023(82)80146-9. PMID: 7119396

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