FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves carrying out wedge-like resection of adjacent sides of metacarpal bones with wedge base facing saddle joint. After redressing and cutting lateral ligaments, the retained halves of the metacarpal bones are united in single block retaining the adductor muscle on the additional metacarpal bone. The additional first finger is removed retaining lateral metacarpophalangeal ligament sutured to phalanx base of the retained first finger. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness of treatment; provided abducting and adducting movements in the saddle joint. 6 dwg
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2002-01-10—Published
1999-10-12—Filed