Restoration of elbow flexion with functioning free muscle transfer in arthrogryposis: A report of two cases

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 18, 2011, Pages

  Doi, Kazuteru ^a   Arakawa, Yuichiro ^a   Hattori, Yasunori ^a   Baliarsing, Amresh S ^a  

^a Ogori Daiichi General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROGRYPOSIS; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; INFANT; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE GRAFT; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PEDIATRIC PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 80053198623     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01846     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Hall JG. An approach to congenital contractures (arthrogryposis). Pediatr Ann. 1981;10:15-26.
2. Bamshad M, Van Heest AE, Pleasure D. Arthrogryposis: a review and update. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91 Suppl 4:40-6.
3. Vanpaemel L, Schoenmakers M, Van Nesselrooij B, Pruijs H, Helders P. Multiple congenital contractures. J Pediatr Orthop B. 1997;6:172-8. (Pubitemid 27419391)
4. Hall JG. Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita: etiology, genetics, classification, diagnostic approach, and general aspects. J Pediatr Orthop B. 1997;6:159-66. (Pubitemid 27419389)
5. Sells JM, Jaffe KM, Hall JG. Amyoplasia, the most common type of arthrogryposis: the potential for good outcome. Pediatrics. 1996;97:225-31. (Pubitemid 26049654)
6. Ezaki M. Treatment of the upper limb in the child with arthrogryposis. Hand Clin. 2000;16:703-11.
7. Van Heest A, James MA, Lewica A, Anderson KA. Posterior elbow capsulotomy with triceps lengthening for treatment of elbow extension contracture in children with arthrogryposis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008;90:1517-23. (Pubitemid 351947594)
8. Axt MW, Niethard FU, Döderlein L, Weber M. Principles of treatment of the upper extremity in arthrogryposis multiplex congenita type I. J Pediatr Orthop B. 1997;6: 179-85. (Pubitemid 27419392)
9. Carroll RE, Hill NA. Triceps transfer to restore elbow flexion. A study of fifteen patients with paralytic lesions and arthrogryposis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1970;52: 239-44.
10. Williams PF. The elbow in arthrogryposis. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1973;55: 834-40.
11. Doyle JR, James PM, Larsen LJ, Ashley RK. Restoration of elbow flexion in arthrogryposis multiplex congenita. J Hand Surg Am. 1980;5:149-52. (Pubitemid 10184271)
12. Lahoti O, Bell MJ. Transfer of pectoralis major in arthrogryposis to restore elbow flexion: deteriorating results in the long term. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2005;87: 858-60. (Pubitemid 40862075)
13. Atkins RM, Bell MJ, Sharrard WJ. Pectoralis major transfer for paralysis of elbow flexion in children. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1985;67:640-4. (Pubitemid 16228158)
14. Carroll RE, Kleinman WB. Pectoralis major transplantation to restore elbow flexion to the paralytic limb. J Hand Surg Am. 1979;4:501-7. (Pubitemid 10216224)
15. Van Heest A, Waters PM, Simmons BP. Surgical treatment of arthrogryposis of the elbow. J Hand Surg Am. 1998;23:1063-70. (Pubitemid 29102315)
16. Gagnon E, Fogelson N, Seyfer AE. Use of the latissimus dorsi muscle to restore elbow flexion in arthrogryposis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2000;106:1582-5.
17. Goldfarb CA, Burke MS, Strecker WB, Manske PR. The Steindler flexorplasty for the arthrogryposis elbow. J Hand Surg Am. 2004;29:462-9.
18. Doi K. Management of total paralysis of the brachial plexus by the double free-muscle transfer technique. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2008;33:240-51. (Pubitemid 351911195)
19. Doi K, Muramatsu K, Hattori Y, Otsuka K, Tan SH, Nanda V, Watanabe M. Restoration of prehension with the double free muscle technique following complete avulsion of the brachial plexus. Indications and long-term results. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2000;82:652-66. (Pubitemid 30307867)
20. Hentz VR, Doi K. Traumatic brachial plexus injury. In: Green DP, Hotchkiss RN, Pederson WC, Wolfe SW, editors. Green's operative hand surgery. 5th ed. Pennsylvania: Elsevier; 2005. p 1351-6.
21. Baliarsing AS, Doi K, Hattori Y. Bilateral elbow flexion reconstruction with functioning free muscle transfer for obstetric brachial plexus palsy. J Hand Surg Br. 2002;27:484-6. (Pubitemid 35189668)
22. Hattori Y, Doi K, Ikeda K, Pagsaligan JM, Watanabe M. Restoration of prehension using double free muscle technique after complete avulsion of brachial plexus in children: a report of three cases. J Hand Surg Am. 2005;30:812-9. (Pubitemid 41019221)
23. Doi K, Hattori Y, Yamazaki H, Wahegaonkar AL, Addosooki A, Watanabe M. Importance of early passive mobilization following double free gracilis muscle transfer. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008;121:2037-45.
24. Doi K, Hattori Y, Tan SH, Dhawan V. Basic science behind functioning free muscle transplantation. Clin Plast Surg. 2002;29:483-95, v-vi. (Pubitemid 35398507)
25. Strauss GR, Domenico GD. Torque production in human upper and lower limb muscles with voluntary and electrically stimulated contractions. Aust J Physiother. 1986;32:38-49. (Pubitemid 16036932)
26. Khalaf KA, Parnianpour M. A normative database of isokinetic upper-extremity joint strengths: towards the evaluation of dynamic human performance. Biomed Eng Appl Basis & Commun. 2001;13:27-40.
27. Manktelow RT. Functioning microsurgical muscle transfer. Hand Clin. 1988;4: 289-96. (Pubitemid 19058893)
28. Bishop AT. Functioning free-muscle transfer for brachial plexus injury. Hand Clin. 2005;21:91-102.