Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1970;52:1166-1170.
© 1970 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Translocation of the Abductor Pollicis Longus Tendon
A TREATMENT FOR CHRONIC SUBLUXATION OF THE THUMB CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT
KENNETH O. CHO M.D.1
1 From the Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopedics, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington
A new method of treatment for recurrent dorsal dislocation of the first carpometacarpal joint by means of a simple volar translocation of the abductor pollicis longus tendon is described, with a satisfactory long-term result.