Prevention of post-operative "sublimis minus" deformity by modified surgical procedure at the donor finger.
Indian J Lepr
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1997 Jan-Mar; 69(1): 33-41
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ABSTRACT
"Sublimis minus" deformity occurs quite often as a post-operative deformity in the donor finger after transfer of the flexor superficialis tendon e.g., for paralytic claw finger correction. Our experience with a new procedure to avoid this outcome is described here. Long term results in 35 cases are very encouraging and the new procedure promises to be useful to prevent sublimis minus deformity. It also opens out a wider range of discretion given to hand surgeons to use the sublimis tendon more freely for transfers.
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Asunto principal:
Complicaciones Posoperatorias
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Humanos
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Deformidades Adquiridas de la Mano
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Estudios de Seguimiento
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Dedos
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Indian J Lepr
Asunto de la revista:
Tropical Medicine
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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