Treatment of a Symptomatic Forearm Muscle Herniation with a Wrap-Around Fascia Lata Graft

Muscle herniation in the extremity is a well recognized cause of symptomatic pain on exertion. Only 17 cases involving the upper limb has been previously described, 11 of them involving the anterior compartment of the forearm and only 2 were caused by strenuous exertion. Treatment for this conditio...

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Main Authors:	Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin, Mah, Edward T
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Language:	English
Published:	Springer 2009
Subjects:	RD701 Orthopedics
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spelling	iium-239682013-04-11T04:58:05Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/23968/ Treatment of a Symptomatic Forearm Muscle Herniation with a Wrap-Around Fascia Lata Graft Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin Mah, Edward T RD701 Orthopedics Muscle herniation in the extremity is a well recognized cause of symptomatic pain on exertion. Only 17 cases involving the upper limb has been previously described, 11 of them involving the anterior compartment of the forearm and only 2 were caused by strenuous exertion. Treatment for this condition ranged from nonsurgical, primary closure with palmaris longus interweave, formal fasciotomy, to closure with a tensor fascia lata graft. This is a study of a 28-year-old man who had a symptomatic swelling on the volar aspect of his left forearm while working on a car-door assembly line that resulted in a significant decreased of his grip strength, work capacity and median nerve symptoms. It did not improve after 6 months of conservative management including hand therapy and splintage. The patient subsequently underwent a tensor fascia lata graft wrap-around. Postoperatively his symptoms resolved with improvement in his grip strength and hand function. The rationale for the treatment option chosen is discussed. Springer 2009-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/23968/1/Khalid_KA_%26_Mah_ET_-_J_Hand_Microsurg_2009_JUne_1%281%29_54-9_-_treatment_of_symptomatic_forearm_muscle_herniation.pdf Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin and Mah, Edward T (2009) Treatment of a Symptomatic Forearm Muscle Herniation with a Wrap-Around Fascia Lata Graft. Journal of Hand and Microsurgery, 1 (1). pp. 54-59. ISSN 0974-3227 (print version) 0974-6897 (electronic version) http://www.springerlink.com/content/0974-3227/ DOI: 10.1007/s12593-009-0004-9
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spellingShingle	RD701 Orthopedics Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin Mah, Edward T Treatment of a Symptomatic Forearm Muscle Herniation with a Wrap-Around Fascia Lata Graft
description	Muscle herniation in the extremity is a well recognized cause of symptomatic pain on exertion. Only 17 cases involving the upper limb has been previously described, 11 of them involving the anterior compartment of the forearm and only 2 were caused by strenuous exertion. Treatment for this condition ranged from nonsurgical, primary closure with palmaris longus interweave, formal fasciotomy, to closure with a tensor fascia lata graft. This is a study of a 28-year-old man who had a symptomatic swelling on the volar aspect of his left forearm while working on a car-door assembly line that resulted in a significant decreased of his grip strength, work capacity and median nerve symptoms. It did not improve after 6 months of conservative management including hand therapy and splintage. The patient subsequently underwent a tensor fascia lata graft wrap-around. Postoperatively his symptoms resolved with improvement in his grip strength and hand function. The rationale for the treatment option chosen is discussed.
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author	Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin Mah, Edward T
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title	Treatment of a Symptomatic Forearm Muscle Herniation with a Wrap-Around Fascia Lata Graft
title_short	Treatment of a Symptomatic Forearm Muscle Herniation with a Wrap-Around Fascia Lata Graft
title_full	Treatment of a Symptomatic Forearm Muscle Herniation with a Wrap-Around Fascia Lata Graft
title_fullStr	Treatment of a Symptomatic Forearm Muscle Herniation with a Wrap-Around Fascia Lata Graft
title_full_unstemmed	Treatment of a Symptomatic Forearm Muscle Herniation with a Wrap-Around Fascia Lata Graft
title_sort	treatment of a symptomatic forearm muscle herniation with a wrap-around fascia lata graft
publisher	Springer
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Treatment of a Symptomatic Forearm Muscle Herniation with a Wrap-Around Fascia Lata Graft

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