title: The palmar abduction-pronation osteotomy of the first metacarpal bone combined with tendon transfer for lateral thenar muscle paralysis.
abstract: The authors describe a palmar abduction-pronation osteotomy of the first metacarpal bone combined with a tendon transfer for treatment of palsy of the lateral thenar muscles. The results of fourteen cases are reported.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000601:surgery*; D009068:Movement; D009132:Muscles / Q000502:physiology; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D010243:Paralysis / Q000601:surgery*; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000379:methods*; D013933:Thumb / Q000502:physiology*