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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1971;53:1357-1364.
© 1971 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

Rupture of the Ulnar Collateral Ligament of the Thumb (Gamekeeper's Thumb)

CORRECTION BY DYNAMIC REPAIR

ROBERT J. NEVIASER M.D.1, JAMES N. WILSON M.D.2, and ALVARO LIEVANO M.D.3

1 George Washington University Clinic, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 20003
2 3503 Fourth Avenue, San Diego, California 92103
3 Carrera 13 No. 43-23, Bogota, Colombia

1. The pathology of rupture of the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb (gamekeeper's thumb) has been presented.

2. A new procedure which provides dynamic stabilization of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb in the function of pinch by advancement of the insertion of the adductor pollicis has been described.

3. It has been emphasized that arthrodesis rather than adductor advancement is indicated in the presence of arthrosis.


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