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Tendon Transfer in Partially Anaesthetic Hands

From the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London

Stereognosis and sensory localisation were studied in hands of patients with partial anaesthesia due to peripheral nerve injury both before and after tendon transfer to impart movement to the anaesthetic part. One patient showed a marked improvement in stereognosis and localisation, but in general little was gained in terms of improved sensation. Function was improved more in the dominant than in the non-dominant hand. Earlier tendon transfer in cases of peripheral nerve injury might decrease cortical exclusion.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 12, No. 1, 14-18 (1987)
DOI: 10.1016/0266-7681(87)90045-3


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