Creation of a "dorsal transverse intermetacarpal ligament" to prevent scissoring deformity in central ray amputation.
case_report · Level V
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Amputation, Surgical
- Fingers
- Melanoma
- Plastic Surgery Procedures
- Skin Neoplasms
Anatomy
- hand