THE BYPASS EXTENSOR TENDON TRANSFER - A SALVAGE TECHNIQUE FOR LOSS OFSUBSTANCE OF THE EXTENSOR APPARATUS IN LONG FINGERS

Authors
OBERLIN C ATCHABAYAN A SALON A BHATIA A OVIEVE JM
Citation
C. Oberlin et al., THE BYPASS EXTENSOR TENDON TRANSFER - A SALVAGE TECHNIQUE FOR LOSS OFSUBSTANCE OF THE EXTENSOR APPARATUS IN LONG FINGERS, Journal of hand surgery. British volume, 20B(3), 1995, pp. 392-397
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics,Surgery
Journal title
Journal of hand surgery. British volume → ACNP
ISSN journal
02667681
Volume
20B
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
392 - 397
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-7681(1995)20B:3<392:TBETT->2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
A salvage technique for the treatment of substance loss the extensor a pparatus with some special features is presented. It uses the extensor indicis muscle prolonged,vith a tendon graft. The tendon is directly attached to the middle phalanx. After surgery, the mist is immobilized in extension, allowing immediate active mobilization of the PIP joint . The results in five patients are satisfactory.