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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1948;30:848-853.
© 1948 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

RECONSTRUCTION OF A METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT WITH A METATARSAL TRANSPLANT

Walter C. Graham M.D.1 and Daniel C. Riordan M.D.2

1 SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
2 NEW YORK, N. Y.

Experience has emphasized the importance (1) of completely excising all cicatricial tissue from the site which is to receive the transplant; (2) of re-establishing complete intrinsic-muscle control of the proximal and distal joints of the finger; and (3) of preventing anterior subluxation by reconstructing the extensor mechanism and by splinting the finger in complete extension during the period of immobilization.


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