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  • Title: Fractional flexor tendon lengthening for advanced metacarpophalangeal flexion contracture in rheumatoid hands.
    Author: Al-Ahaideb A, Drosdowech DS, Pichora DR.
    Journal: J Hand Surg Am; 2006 Dec; 31(10):1690-3. PubMed ID: 17145392.
    Abstract:
    This technical report discusses a subgroup of rheumatoid patients who have minimal ulnar drift but a severe fixed metacarpophalangeal joint flexion contracture for whom conventional metacarpophalangeal joint arthroplasty alone was insufficient to correct the deformity. We describe a surgical technique to deal with this clinical problem that uses fractional flexor tendon lengthening in the forearm to correct the severe flexion deformity at the metacarpophalangeal joint.
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