Reconstruction of thumb opposing function by transfering the extensor carpi ulnaris and the extensor pollicis longus muscle tendons / 中国康复理论与实践
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
;
(12): 711-712, 2003.
Artigo
em Chinês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-988149
ABSTRACT
@#Objective To evaluate results of reconstructing thumb opposing function by transfering the extensor carpi ulnaris and the extensor pollicis longus muscle tendons. Methods Forty-nine patients with dysfunction of thumb opposing were admitted to this study. Twenty-nine had median nerve injury in the wrist, twenty complicated ulnar nerve injury at the same time. Thumb opposing function of all patients was reconstructed by transfering the extensor carpi ulnaris and the extensor pollicis longus muscle tendons. Results All patients with median nerve injury got satisfactory results. 80% of patients complicated ulnar nerve injury got fine therapeutic effect. Conclusion It is a convenient and efficient procedure that reconstructing thumb opposition function by transfering the extensor carpi ulnaris and the extensor pollicis longus muscle tendons.
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WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Idioma:
Chinês
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
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