title: Creation of a "dorsal transverse intermetacarpal ligament" to prevent scissoring deformity in central ray amputation.
abstract: An adjunctive technique of ray approximation after central ray amputation is presented. This procedure creates a "dorsal transverse intermetacarpal ligament" by using a free tendon graft from the amputee to help prevent scissoring of the fingers, without the need for bony transposition or dorsal dermodesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea. hsgong@snu.ac.kr
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Baek
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery