Tendon transfers in surgery of the rheumatoid hand
Mannerfelt, L.G.
Hand Clinics 4(2): 309-316
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0749-0712 PMID: 3294250 Document Number: 321212
Tendon transfer procedures are used in the reconstructive surgery of the rheumatoid hand in cases of tendon ruptures, deformities, and compression neuropathies with subsequent muscle atrophy. The prerequisites and essential principles for tendon transfers are discussed, including the following: 1) correction of contractures, 2) adequate power of the muscle, 3) sufficient amplitude, 4) straight line of pull, and 5) maintenance of the integrity of the muscle.