De Palma staple to fix the tendon in stimulated graciloplasty.
OBJECTIVE
This new technique fixes the gracilis tendon to the ischial tuberosity.


METHODS
The De Palma stapler was used to fix the gracilis tendon to the ischial tuberosity in five patients undergoing stimulated graciloplasty.


RESULTS
Successful fixation was achieved in all cases with good follow-up.


CONCLUSIONS
This is a simple method that could be adopted widely to fix the gracilis tendon to the ischial tuberosity.
Sielezneff
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Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Malouf
A J
AJ
Bartolo
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DC
D001003:Anal Canal / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000637:transplantation*; D017792:Surgical Stapling / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000379:methods*