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Index Finger Flexor Digitorum Profundus Function Deficit after Shoulder Arthroscopy Treated by Neurolysis: A Case
Seong Hun Kim1,2, Min-Yung Chang3, Heemin Choi1,2
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, South Korea.
Abstract:
A 60-year-old woman presented functional deficit of the index finger flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) tendon after shoulder arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. As no recovery was observed for 10 months, we conducted an operative exploration of the median nerve and the anterior interosseous nerve, followed by an external neurolysis. The patient recovered FDP function 4.5 months after the second operation. In a patient with persistent isolated FDP dysfunction after shoulder arthroscopy, operative exploration and external neurolysis could facilitate functional recovery. Level of Evidence: Level V (Therapeutic).
