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Tendon Transfer  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Surgical procedure by which a tendon is incised at its insertion and placed at an anatomical site distant from the original insertion. The tendon remains attached at the point of origin and takes over the function of a muscle inactivated by trauma or disease.

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