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In 12 dissections the extensor digiti minimi tendons inserted into the abductor tubercle
of the proximal phalanx. In eight of the 12, the tendons passed to the ulnar side
of the abductor-adductor axis of the metacarpophalangeal joint. A separate tendon
from the extensor digitorum communis to the little finger was found in only one dissection,
with all others showing a connecting band which varies in its obliquity and thus in
its adducting effect. To correct an abducted little finger, the ulnar portion of the
extensor digiti minimi was transferred to the radial side of the little finger. Two
methods were used: (1) the tendon was passed to the volar side of the metacarpophalangeal
joint, if the joint could be hyper extended; if not, (2) a simple transfer to the
radial collateral ligament was performed.
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Received in revised form:
July 12,
1976
Received:
February 9,
1976
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© 1976 American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
