A.R. GALLYAMOV^1-3, R.F. MASGUTOV^1-3, I.G. KHANNANOVA¹, A.A. BOGOV (jr.)^1-3, R.I. MULLIN¹, V.G. TOPYRKIN¹, I.F. AKHTYAMOV^1,3, A.A. BOGOV¹

¹Republican Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Tatarstan, 138 Orenburgskiy Trakt, Kazan, Russian Federation, 420064

²Kazan (Volga) Federal University, 18 Kremlevskaya St, Kazan, Russian Federation, 420000

³Kazan State Medical University, 49 Butlerov St., Kazan, Russian Federation, 420012

Gallyamov A.R. — traumatologist-orthopedist of Traumatology Department № 2, post-graduate student of the Department of Traumatology, Orthopedics and Urgent Surgery, tel. (843) 237-34-25, e-mail: almaz.gallyamov@gmail.com^1-3

Masgutov R.F. — Cand. Med. Sc., traumatologist-orthopedist of Traumatology Department #2, tel. (843) 237-34-25, e-mail: masgut@gmail.com^1-3

Khannanova I.G. — Cand. Med. Sc., traumatologist-orthopedist of Traumatology Department № 2, tel. (843) 237-34-25, e-mail: hannanovaig@gmail.com¹

Bogov A.A. — traumatologist-orthopedist of Traumatology Department № 2, post-graduate student of the Department of Traumatology, Orthopedics and Urgent Surgery, tel. (843) 237-34-25, e-mail: bogov.jr@gmail.com^1-3

Mullin R.I. — Cand. Med. Sc., traumatologist-orthopedist of Traumatology Department № 2, tel. (843) 237-34-25, e-mail: mullinri@gmail.com¹

Topyrkin V.G. — Cand. Med. Sc., traumatologist-orthopedist of Traumatology Department № 2, tel. (843) 237-34-25, e-mail: topirkinvg@gmail.com¹

Akhtyamov I.F. — D. Med. Sc., Head of the Department of Traumatology, Orthopedics and Urgent Surgery, tel. (843) 237-91-78, e-mail: yalta60@mail.ru^1-3

Bogov A.A. — D. Med. Sc., Head of Traumatology Department № 2, tel. (843) 237-34-25, e-mail: bogov_a@mail.ru¹

The article describes anatomy of the thumb muscles innervation, and biomechanics of the thumb. The history of opponentoplasty development is described. Critical points in opponentoplasty are described. Indications, advantages and disadvantages of different types of opponentoplasty with denervation atrophy of thenar muscles group are defined.

Key words: thenar muscle atrophy, thumb opposition, opponentoplasty.

 

 

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