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Brunelli procedure
ICD-9-CM81.7

The Brunelli Procedure[1] is a surgical procedure that can be used to correct instability in the wrist.[2] Instability in the wrist can be caused by a torn Scapholunate ligament. The Brunelli Procedure does not fix the torn ligament. A hole is drilled through the Scaphoid bone and a part of a tendon taken from the patient is put through this hole and attached to the nearby bones. The procedure usually results in reduced movement of the wrist. Instability in the wrist can, over time, lead to wrist osteoarthritis.

Video showing the surgical procedure performed on a human hand is found here.

References

  1. ^ Brunelli, G.A.; Brunelli, G.R. (1995). "Une nouvelle intervention pour la dissociation scapho-lunaire Proposition d'une nouvelle technique chirurgicale pour l'instabilité carpienne avec dissociation scapho-lunaire (11 cas)" [A new surgical technique for carpal instability with scapho-lunar dislocation]. Annales de Chirurgie de la Main et du Membre Supérieur (in French). 14 (4–5). Elsevier BV: 207–213. doi:10.1016/s0753-9053(05)80415-6. ISSN 1153-2424. PMID 8519586.
  2. ^ Mark Baratz; Melvin Rosenwasser; Brian Adams (2006). Wrist surgery: tricks of the trade. Thieme. pp. 130–. ISBN 978-1-58890-217-7. Retrieved 16 June 2011.


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