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The anatomy and prevalence of the juncturae tendinum in the hands. A systematic review and meta-analysis

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dc.contributor.author Yammine, Kaissar
dc.date.accessioned 2019-07-03T10:13:36Z
dc.date.available 2019-07-03T10:13:36Z
dc.date.copyright 2015 en_US
dc.date.issued 2019-07-03
dc.identifier.issn 2340-311X en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10725/10966
dc.description.abstract The movement of the fingers of the hand is thought to be limited in extension due in part to the presence of the juncturae tendinum (JT) in the dorsal webspaces. Clinically, these structures may help surgeons in identifying the extensor slips of the extensor digitorum communis (edc) and constitute an additional resource for tendon repair. These connections are highly variable in relation to their frequency and shape. Based on von Schroeder’s classification, an evidence synthesis of those structures was performed; nineteen cadaveric studies were located with a total of 2060 hands. Using meta-analytical methods, the pooled prevalence values were computed for each webspace and each type of JT; the JT type 1 (JT-1) and 3 (JT-3) were by far the most common in the 2nd and 4th webspaces, respectively. In the 3rd webspace, the JT type 2 (JT-2) had the highest prevalence value, followed by JT-3 and JT-1. The pooled means of JT size revealed that JT-3 was significantly longer and thicker than JT-1 and JT-2, while JT-1 was significantly wider than JT-2 and JT-3. Ancestry-based prevalence values showed that Middle Eastern populations had the lowest overall JT prevalence values, and Indian and Turkish ancestries had the highest values. Side-based prevalence values demonstrate significance only for the JT-3y type in the 4th webspace, where it was twice more frequent on the left side. While JT-3 was not infrequent between edc to the ring finger and extensor digiti minimi (16.5%), it occurred 13 times more when edc to the little finger was absent. This anatomical meta-analysis is likely to generate more accurate prevalence and mean size values of the juncturae tendinum in human hands. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.title The anatomy and prevalence of the juncturae tendinum in the hands. A systematic review and meta-analysis en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.description.version Published en_US
dc.author.school SOM en_US
dc.author.idnumber 201801808 en_US
dc.author.department N/A en_US
dc.description.embargo N/A en_US
dc.relation.journal European Journal of Anatomy en_US
dc.journal.volume 19 en_US
dc.journal.issue 4 en_US
dc.article.pages 351-359 en_US
dc.identifier.ctation Yammine, K. (2015). The anatomy and prevalence of the juncturae tendinum in the hands. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Anat, 19, 351-359. en_US
dc.author.email kaissar.yammine@lau.edu.lb en_US
dc.identifier.tou http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php en_US
dc.identifier.url http://eurjanat.com/web/paper.php?id=140273ky en_US
dc.author.affiliation Lebanese American University en_US


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