Download Thumb Extensor Tendon (Epl) Rupture Background
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Download Thumb Extensor Tendon (Epl) Rupture Background. When a rupture of the epl tendon occurs, the patient will experience loss of thumb extension. Extensor pollicis longus (epl) is a tendon which runs on the back side of the wrist and is confined to a tight tunnel.
Thumb extensor tendon (EPL) rupture from www.merivalehandclinic.co.nz Extensor tendons ruptures typically occurred at mechanically stressed sites. The first is after a fracture of the wrist, in particular where the fracture is not very displaced. The common extensor tendon serves as the upper attachment (in part) for the superficial muscles that are located on the posterior aspect of the forearm:
• disruption of terminal extensor tendon distal to or at the dip joint of the fingers and ip joint of the thumb (epl) • mallet finger.
• disruption of terminal extensor tendon distal to or at the dip joint of the fingers and ip joint of the thumb (epl) • mallet finger. Subcutaneous ruptures of the long thumb extensor are relatively rare; The extensor pollicis longus (epl) tendon resides within the 3rd dorsal extensor compartment of the wrist, inserts upon the distal phalanx of the thumb, and is the primary extensor of the thumb. It is essential to consider not only the functional significance and treatment options for tendon rupture but also the etiology, as the factors.
