The omega "Ω" pulley plasty. A new technique to increase the diameter of the annular flexor digital pulleys;La plastie d'expansion en oméga «Ω». Une nouvelle technique d'expansion des poulies annulaires du tunnel digital fléchisseur

Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 705-714

  Bakhach, J ^a   Sentucq Rigal, J ^a   Mouton, P ^a   Boileau, R ^a   Panconi, B ^a   Guimberteau, J C ^a  

^a Institut Aquitain de Chirurgie Plastique Microchirurgie et Chirurgie de la Main   (France)

Author keywords

Digital tube; Flexor digitorum profondus; Flexor tendon repair; Flexor tendons; Plasty; Pulley

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR TENDON; HEALING; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; OMEGA PULLEY PLASTY; PERIOSTEUM GRAFT; PHALANX; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON RUPTURE; TENDON SHEATH;

EID: 28744435831     PISSN: 02941260     EISSN: 1768319X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anplas.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

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