[A surgical correction method for spastic "thumb in the palm"]. 1989

K Kartchinov, and D Kartchinov
Institut Supérieur de Médecine, Clinique d'Orthopédie et Traumatologie, Varna, Bulgarie.

Spastic flexus-adductus thumb considerably decreases the function of the hand because of the loss of muscular control and the predominant adduction retraction of the thumb. The authors propose a new surgical technique of unipolar tenotomy of the adductor pollicis and first interosseous dorsalis muscles, which are then sutured end-to-end forming a single elongated adductor muscle. These two muscles act synergistically as they are innervated by the same branch of the ulnar nerve. In this way, two pathological muscles are transformed into a single functional muscle. The preservation of the insertion of the adductor pollicis prevents hyperextension of the metacarpophalangeal joint. The authors used this technique in nine patients with a good functional and aesthetic result.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009132 Muscles Contractile tissue that produces movement in animals. Muscle Tissue,Muscle,Muscle Tissues,Tissue, Muscle,Tissues, Muscle
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D006226 Hand Deformities Alterations or deviations from normal shape or size which result in a disfigurement of the hand. Deformities, Hand,Deformity, Hand,Hand Deformity
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013035 Spasm An involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. Spasms may involve SKELETAL MUSCLE or SMOOTH MUSCLE. Muscle Spasm,Muscular Spasm,Spasm, Ciliary Body,Spasm, Generalized,Ciliary Body Spasm,Ciliary Body Spasms,Generalized Spasm,Generalized Spasms,Muscle Spasms,Muscular Spasms,Spasm, Muscle,Spasm, Muscular,Spasms,Spasms, Ciliary Body,Spasms, Generalized,Spasms, Muscle,Spasms, Muscular
D013709 Tendon Transfer Surgical procedure by which a tendon is incised at its insertion and placed at an anatomical site distant from the original insertion. The tendon remains attached at the point of origin and takes over the function of a muscle inactivated by trauma or disease. Tendon Transfers,Transfer, Tendon,Transfers, Tendon
D013933 Thumb The first digit on the radial side of the hand which in humans lies opposite the other four. Thumbs

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