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A new personal technique of tendon graft reconstruction for gamekeeper's thumb using interference screw
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Japan.
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|May 21, 1998
Abstract:
A new method for the reconstruction of chronic ulnar collateral ligament instability of the metacarpophalangeal joint is described. Reconstruction with our method using interference screw, adequately maintains both anatomical fiber direction and physiological tension in the grafted ligaments of adequate strength to reduce the immobilization period.