InternalBrace for Intercarpal Ligament Reconstruction.

Hand Clin · Aug 2023 · Review

Starr BW, Chung KC

Section of Plastic Surgery, The University of Michigan Health System, 1500 East Medical Center Drive

Hand & Upper Extremity

SUMMARY — THE REDUCTIONAn all-dorsal InternalBrace technique for scapholunate/lunotriquetral instability is described as straightforward with early outcomes comparable or superior to other reconstruction methods.
Abstract, as published

Scapholunate and lunotriquetral instability are common causes of chronic, debilitating wrist pain and functional impairment. In the setting of subacute or chronic injuries with predynamic or dynamic instability, the ideal surgical approach remains unclear. In January 2020 the authors started enrolling patients with predynamic and dynamic instability in an Institutional Review Board-approved prospective study, aimed at meticulously studying outcomes using the all-dorsal InternalBrace reconstruction technique. The all-dorsal technique described herein is straightforward, efficient, and easy to learn, with early outcomes equivalent or superior to those of other techniques.

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