The tag test for Dupuytren's surgery.
Digital nerve injury is a well-recognised complication of surgical treatment for Dupuytren's disease. We describe a simple test, the Tag test, that can be used intra-operatively to help identification of the digital nerves.
Charalambous
C P
CP
Department of Upper Limb Surgery, Wrightington Hospital, Appley Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire WN6 9EP, UK. bcharalambos@hotmail.com
Mills
S P
SP
Hayton
M J
MJ