Table 1

General Data of Patients

Case
Gender
Age
Occupation
Involved Wrist*
Time lag(weeks) of tendon rupture to surgery
Tendon rupture
Advanced procedure

1
F
32
office lady
(R)
6
EDC4/EDM

2
F
44
housewife
(R)
13
EDC4/EDC5/EDM

3
F
46
nurse
L
7
EDC4/EDC5/EDM
Darrach procedure
4
F
52
baby-sitter
L
14
EDC2/EDC3

5
M
40
soldier
R
5
EDC3/EDC5

6
F
46
secretary
L
2
EDC4/EDC5/EDM

7
F
54
housewife
(R)
12
EDC4/EDC5/EDM

8
F
66
housewife
(R)
24
EDC4/EDC5
Sauve-Kapandji procedure
9
F
38
dustmen
L
8
EDC3/EDC4/EDM

10
F
42
secretary
R
7
EDC2/EDC3/EDC4

11
M
53
factory worker
(L)
12
EDC4/EDC5/EDM

12
F
56
dinner lady
(R)
10
EDC4/EDC5/EDM
Darrach procedure
13
F
46
hairdresser
(R)
7
EDC5/EDM

14
M
47
machine operatore
(R)
5
EDC4/EDC5


*Parentheses indicate that the injury involved the dominant limb; EDC: extensor digitorum communis; EDM: extensor digitorum minimi

Chu et al. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2008 3:16   doi:10.1186/1749-799X-3-16