Fourth Dorsal Interosseous Muscle Transfer to Treat an Abducted Little Finger

Shinsuke Morisaki; Shinji Tsuchida; Ryo Oda; Shogo Toyama; Kenji Takahashi

doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.05.006

Fourth Dorsal Interosseous Muscle Transfer to Treat an Abducted Little Finger

J Hand Surg Am. 2022 Jan;47(1):95.e1-95.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.05.006. Epub 2021 Jun 16.

Authors

Shinsuke Morisaki¹, Shinji Tsuchida², Ryo Oda², Shogo Toyama², Kenji Takahashi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Electronic address: morisaki@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp.
² Department of Orthopaedics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

PMID: 34147318
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.05.006

Abstract

A patient presented with an abducted little finger due to the avulsion of the third volar interosseous muscle. For treatment, we transferred the fourth dorsal interosseous muscle arising from the ulnar side of the fourth metacarpal bone to the lateral band of the little finger.

Keywords: Abducted little finger; fourth dorsal interosseous muscle; tendon transfer.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Fingers* / surgery
Humans
Metacarpal Bones*
Muscles
Tendon Transfer
Ulnar Artery