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. 2017 Aug 7;5(8):e1435.
doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000001435. eCollection 2017 Aug.

Wide Awake Trapeziectomy for Thumb Basal Joint Arthritis

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Wide Awake Trapeziectomy for Thumb Basal Joint Arthritis

Daniel Mckee et al. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. .

Abstract

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Video Graphic 1.
Video Graphic 1.
See video, Supplemental Digital Content 1, which shows how to perform minimal pain local anesthesia injection for WALANT trapeziectomy. This video is available in the “Related Videos” section of the Full-Text article on PRSGlobalOpen.com or available at http://links.lww.com/PRSGO/A498.
Video Graphic 2.
Video Graphic 2.
See video, Supplemental Digital Content 2, which shows trapeziectomy exposure using wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet surgery. This video is available in the “Related Videos” section of the Full-Text article on PRSGlobalOpen.com or available at http://links.lww.com/PRSGO/A499.
Video Graphic 3.
Video Graphic 3.
See video, Supplemental Digital Content 3, which shows trapeziectomy surgical decision making using wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet hand surgery. This video is available in the “Related Videos” section of the Full-Text article on PRSGlobalOpen.com or available at http://links.lww.com/PRSGO/A500.
Video Graphic 4.
Video Graphic 4.
See video, Supplemental Digital Content 4, which shows an orthopedic veterinary surgeon patient perspective in follow-up, after undergoing wide awake trapeziectomy. This video is available in the “Related Videos” section of the Full-Text article on PRSGlobalOpen.com or available at http://links.lww.com/PRSGO/A501.

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