A new tendon transfer for ulnar clawhand: use of the palmaris longus extended with the palmar aponeurosis.
A new tendon transfer for ulnar paralytic clawhand, in which the palmaris longus with distal extensions of the palmar aponeurosis is passed under the transverse carpal ligament and fixed to the A-1 pulley of the small and ring fingers, is described. Advantages of the procedure are that there is no loss of function and free tendon grafts are not needed.
Ochiai
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Nagano
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A
Mikami
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Y
Nakagawa
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T
Yamamoto
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S
D006227:Hand Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010243:Paralysis / Q000150:complications; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000379:methods*