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MUSCULOSKELETAL SURGERY
Published in: MUSCULOSKELETAL SURGERY 1/2016

01-04-2016 | Original Article

Outcome of longitudinal versus transverse incision in de Quervain’s disease and its implications in Indian population

Author: Kuljit Kumar

Published in: MUSCULOSKELETAL SURGERY | Issue 1/2016

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Abstract

Background

de Quervain’s disease is an inadequacy into the first extensor compartment of wrist between the osteofibrous tunnel and the tendons. This mechanical conflict generates a tenosynovitis of the extensor pollicis brevis and the abductor pollicis longus tendons in first dorsal extensor compartment of the wrist.

Aim

(1) To compare the clinical results obtained by longitudinal and transverse incisions and (2) the implication of clinical results in Indian population.

Materials and methods

This study was conducted at Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College, Karnal, Haryana. The inclusion criteria were positive Finkelstein’s test and no response to non-surgical treatment for 6 weeks. Forty-eight patients with de Quervain’s disease who did not respond to conservative treatment were operated with two different incisions. The patients were followed at 6 weeks, 3 and 6 months to compare the surgical outcomes.

Results

During a three-month follow-up, a significant difference was shown between the two methods (p = 0.0001). Results of surgical treatment with longitudinal incision were better (only one hypertrophic scar), but there were 12 postoperative complications with transverse incision. Visual analog scale (VAS) was used to evaluate the hypertrophic scar. In transverse incision group, out of five patients, four patients who developed hypertrophic scar have poor score according to VAS.

Conclusion

Overall, longitudinal incision should be used for surgical treatment for de Quervain’s disease due to lower risk of complications.
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Metadata
Title
Outcome of longitudinal versus transverse incision in de Quervain’s disease and its implications in Indian population
Author
Kuljit Kumar
Publication date
01-04-2016
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
MUSCULOSKELETAL SURGERY / Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 2035-5106
Electronic ISSN: 2035-5114
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12306-015-0388-6

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