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Creation of a "Dorsal Transverse Intermetacarpal Ligament" to Prevent Scissoring Deformity in Central Ray Amputation

H. S. GONG
S. I. SHIN
G. H. BAEK

From the Department of Orthopaedics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea

Correspondence: Hyun Sik Gong, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 300 Gumi-Dong, Bundang-Gu, Seongnam-Si, Gyeonggi-Do 463-707, South Korea. Tel.: +82 31 787 7198; fax: +82 31 787 4056. E-mail: hsgong{at}snu.ac.kr.

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.

Key Words: central ray amputation • dorsal transverse intermetacarpal ligament

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), Vol. 33, No. 2, 163-165 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1753193408087232
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