Camitz palmaris longus abductorplasty for severe thenar atrophy secondary to carpal tunnel syndrome.
This is a retrospective review of 29 patients (33 hands) who underwent a palmaris longus transfer because of severe thenar atrophy secondary to median nerve entrapment at the wrist. The mean follow-up was 17 months. Ninety-four percent of our patients were satisfied because their thumb function improved. Twenty-six of the patients had the transfer at the time of initial release of the carpal tunnel, and three patients had the transfer when the carpal tunnel was released a second time. The transfer helps with thumb palmar abduction, and the palmaris longus is an expendable muscle for transfer.
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New England Baptist Hospital, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
Rose
J H
JH
Mulroy
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Millender
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LH
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001284:Atrophy; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000379:methods; D013933:Thumb / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*