Extensor tendon ruptures in rheumatoid wrists.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease. The associated involvement of hands and tendons is over 90% and impairs overall function. In the course of the disease, the joints are often operated on. During this operation, ruptures of the extensor tendons are found by chance without the patients noticing them. The aim of this retrospective study is the prevalence of extensor tendon rupture. Which tendon is destroyed most frequently? How can the functional outcome be measured after reconstruction?

Materials and methods

From 1572 operations on rheumatoid wrists, 61 extensor tendon ruptures were identified in 41 patients. The average time between the first rheumatic symptoms of the hand and surgery was 6.4 years. The average duration of RA was 7.8 

SUBMITTER: Biehl C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7680316 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature