title: De Palma staple to fix the tendon in stimulated graciloplasty.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sielezneff
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Malouf
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Bartolo
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000637:transplantation*; D017792:Surgical Stapling / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000379:methods*