METHOD FOR ELIMINATING FLEXION-ADDUCTION CONTRACTURE OF THUMB IN CHILDREN WITH INFANTILE CEREBRAL PARALYSIS

摘要

FIELD: medicine.SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely to orthopaedics. The method involves separating a distal portion of the tendon m. flexor pollicis longus and transecting it at the boundary of a distal and middle one-third of a proximal phalanx. The distal fragment of the tendon m. flexor pollicis longus to a phalangeal joint phalanx along a palmar surface. The m. flexor pollicis longus is separated until entering into a carpal canal. A free portion of the tendon m. flexor pollicis longus is extended from a first incision into a second one and subcutaneously brought back, but more radially and passing other than under the retinaculum flexorum. The distal portion of the free tendon m. flexor pollicis longus is fixed to the proximal phalanx of the thumb.EFFECT: method provides the active motions of the thumb.4 dwg