Bowstringing of the extensor digitorum: clinical and biomechanical results using an ankle extensor retinaculum graft

Sébastien Durand; Julie Mercier; Samuel Joseph

doi:10.1177/17531934241297890

Bowstringing of the extensor digitorum: clinical and biomechanical results using an ankle extensor retinaculum graft

J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2024 Nov 17:17531934241297890. doi: 10.1177/17531934241297890. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Sébastien Durand¹, Julie Mercier¹, Samuel Joseph¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Hand Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.

PMID: 39552074
DOI: 10.1177/17531934241297890

Abstract

We report a case of extensor digitorum bowstringing after complete rupture of the extensor retinaculum treated successfully with an ankle extensor retinaculum graft. Reconstruction of structure, form and mechanical properties of the extensor retinaculum is possible owing to the histological similarity of anatomical pulleys throughout the body.Level of evidence: V.

Keywords: Extensor retinaculum; extensor digitorum communis; shear-wave elastography; superior extensor retinaculum; tendon bowstringing.