Anatomical Study of the First Dorsal Interosseous Tendon for its Use as a Plasty of the Radial Collateral Ligament of the Index Metacarpophalangeal Joint

Abstract Purpose The authors present an anatomical study to justify the use of the distal portion of the tendon of the first dorsal interosseous muscle (FDIM) for the repair of the chronic rupture of the radial collateral ligament (RCL) of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the index fing...

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Main Authors: Angel Ferreres, Montse Del Valle, Alfonso Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2017-05-01
Series:Revista Iberoamericana de Cirugía de la Mano
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1602748