Table 1. Study designs and sample population demographics.
| Study | Study type | MINORS score | Sample size Wrists |
Sex ( N /%) Female |
Age Mean (range) |
Follow-up (mean -mo) | Nonoperative management | Time from symptoms to surgery Mean (range in mo) | Diagnostic modality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inoue and Tamura 1998 |
Case series | 4 | 5 | None (0) | 38 (34–40) |
22 | NR | 15 (3–60) |
Clinical/intraoperative |
| Inoue and Tamura 2001 |
Case series | 6 | 12 | 4 (33) | NR (19–40) |
20 | NR | 17 (0.3 to 84 mo) |
Clinical/intraoperative |
| Allende 2005 21 | Retrospective cohort | 8 | 9 | 5 (55) | 34 (includes other ECU pathology) |
23 | NR | 11 (4–58) |
Radiographs/CT/MRI/Arthrogram |
| Maclennan et al, 2008 | Case series | 9 | 21 | 7 (33) | 27 (14–44) |
31 | 2–6 weeks of immobilization and analgesia | 1.5 | Dynamic ultrasound |
| Fram et al, 2018 |
Retrospective cohort | 10 | 12 (11 patients) |
3 (27) | 25 (13–52) |
39 | (5) bracing (5) casting |
Median 3.5 (1–24) |
Radiographs + MRI |
| Oh et al, 2018 |
Case series | 9 | 11 | 2 (18) | 25 (19–49) |
11 | Nonspecific immobilization for 2–4 months |
6 | MRI and US in all patients |
| Peter et al 2019 |
Retrospective cohort | 9 | 12 | 10 (83) | 35.3 (19–53) |
44 | Nonspecific immobilization | NR | MRI |
| Verhiel et al, 2020 | Case series | 7 | 15 | 9 (60) | 43.5 (29–61) |
9.5 | Immobilization (10) Corticosteroid injections (6) |
1.5 | MRI |
| Mean a | 97 | 40 (42) | 32 (13–61) |
25 | 8 |
Abbreviations: CT, computed tomography; ECU, extensor carpi ulnaris; MINORS, methodological index for non-randomized studies; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; NR, not reported; US, ultrasound.
a
Row reporting mean values.