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THOMPSON LITTLER PROCEDURE [1 record]

Record 1 1996-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthopedic Surgery
CONT

When a swan-neck is present, if the DIP [distal interphalangeal joint] deformity is corrected by PIP stabilization, the Fowler tenotomy is used. Otherwise, the Thompson and Littler operation allows to fully correct the deformity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie orthopédique
CONT

Les 24 autres cas associaient au DM une déformation en col de cygne qui a été traitée 14 fois par une opération de Thompson et Littler (39) et 10 autres fois par une ténotomie de Fowler. L'intervention de Thompson et Littler, dite SORL, réalise la reconstruction par greffe tendineuse du ligament rétinaculaire oblique [...]

Spanish

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