Infiltration Technique for the Fourth FDS Opponensplasty Under WALANT
Woraphon Jaroenporn,
Wisaroot Harnboonseth,
Jaruwat Vechasilp
et al.
Abstract:Background:
Wide-awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet (WALANT) is a surgical technique that relies on anesthetic and hemostatic agents to provide conditions suitable for hand surgery without sedation and a tourniquet. The opponensplasty using the fourth flexor digitorum superficialis tendon transfer with the pisiform pulley is one of the most used in severe carpal tunnel syndrome patient who is unable to perform thumb opposition due to thenar muscle atrophy with the benefit of small incision, less … Show more
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