A STUDY OF ANATOMICAL VARIATIONS OF THE FIRST EXTENSOR COMPARTMENT IN RELATION TO DE QUERVAIN‘S DISEASE.

Dr. TARKESHWAR GOLGHATE; Dr. SHRUTI MAMIDWAR

Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

A STUDY OF ANATOMICAL VARIATIONS OF THE FIRST EXTENSOR COMPARTMENT IN RELATION TO DE QUERVAIN‘S DISEASE.

Dr. Tarkeshwar Golghate, Dr. Shruti Mamidwar

Abstract :

AIMS: To examine the incidence and length of the first extensor compartment septum. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty sides of the wrists in 20 cadavers were used. The presence of a septum in the first extensor compartment was examined. The septum length was recorded with the radial styloid process as the reference point. OBSERVATION AND RESULTS: The anatomical variations of the first extensor compartment were classified into 3 types. Type I compartment was found in 7 sides in males (29.2%) versus 6 sides in females (37.5%, P = .733), type II was found in 6 sides in males (25%) versus 1 side in females (6.25%, P = .21), and type III was found in 11 sides in males (45.8%) versus 9 sides in females (56.25%, P = .56). There was no significant difference in the septum length between males and females (5.3 ± 2.3 vs 4.8 ± 1.1 mm, P = .54).