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Tendon Transfer

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One of the main advantages of using the surgical robot for is minimizing surgical scar. In tendon transfer procedures, one of the tenets of successful surgery is to place the transferred tendon in an unscarred bed to prevent adhesions. Yet in many tendon transfer procedures, large incisions are placed directly over the site of the tendon transfer. This chapter reviews basic principles of tendon transfer procedures and then demonstrates the advantage of dissection of the donor muscle with the surgical robot in tendon transfer procedures.

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  1. Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, 1700 Maguire Building, 2160 S. First Avenue, Maywood, 60153, IL, USA

    Michael S. Bednar M.D.

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  1. Centre de Chirurgie, Orthopédique et de la Main (CCOM), Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, av. Achille Baumann 10, Illkirch CX, 67403, France

    Philippe A. Liverneaux

  2. , Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Northwest Hospita, Crossroads Drive 10, Owings Mills, Baltimore, 21117, Maryland, USA

    Stacey H. Berner

  3. , Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University, Chicago, S. First Avenue 2160, Maywood, 60153, Illinois, USA

    Michael S. Bednar

  4. University of Florida, Director, Robotic Surgery, Winter Haven Hospital &, 200 Avenue F. N.E., Winter Haven, 33881, Florida, USA

    Sijo J. Parekattil

  5. São Paolo Hand Center, Rua Maestro Cardim 987, Sao Paolo, 01323-001, Brazil

    Gustavo Mantovani Ruggiero

  6. , Department of Plastic Surgery, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Pressler St 1400, Houston, 77030, Texas, USA

    Jesse C. Selber

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Bednar, M.S. (2013). Tendon Transfer. In: Liverneaux, P., Berner, S., Bednar, M., Parekattil, S., Mantovani Ruggiero, G., Selber, J. (eds) Telemicrosurgery. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0391-3_12

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