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Double lateral band transfer for treatment of traumatic hyperextension instability of the proximal interphalangeal joint: a report of two cases

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Post-traumatic hyperextension instability of the proximal interphalangeal joint may lead to pain, difficulty with initiating finger flexion, and a swan-neck deformity. Most techniques to correct a traumatic hyperextension deformity of the proximal interphalangeal joint require a window in the flexor retinaculum, retraction of the flexor tendons, and manipulation of the joint capsule with a conceivable potential for joint stiffness, tendon adhesions, and tendon bowstringing. We describe an extra-articular lateral band transfer technique that utilizes strips of both lateral bands and preserves the functional integrity of the flexor tendon sheath.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, 4245 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, USA

    Jason H. Ko

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 675 N. St. Clair, Chicago, IL, USA

    David M. Kalainov & Lawrence P. Hsu

  3. Department of Plastic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, 8700 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Robert C. Fang

  4. Center for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics, 7480 Ziegler Road, Chattanooga, TN, USA

    Robert D. Mastey

  5. Chicago Center for Surgery of the Hand, 737 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 700, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA

    David M. Kalainov

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Ko, J.H., Kalainov, D.M., Hsu, L.P. et al. Double lateral band transfer for treatment of traumatic hyperextension instability of the proximal interphalangeal joint: a report of two cases. HAND 7, 108–113 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11552-011-9382-0

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