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Extensor Retinaculum Capsulorrhaphy (Herbert Sling)

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This chapter details the steps in performing the extensor retinaculum capsulorrhaphy (the Herbert sling) procedure. A retinacular flap is created; the flap can be sutured to the periosteum of the distal radius or if radial periosteum is insufficient, suture anchors can be placed. The extensor retinaculum is imbricated in an oblique fashion from distal-ulnar to proximal-radial. Indications, essential steps, postoperative care, and sample operative dictation are included.

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  1. Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of General Surgery, University of Miami, C.R.B. 4th floor, 1120 NW 14th Street, Miami, FL, USA

    Keith Aldrich Jr. M.D.

  2. Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Clinical research building. 4th floor, 1120 NW 14th Street, Miami, FL, 33136, USA

    Zubin J. Panthaki M.D.

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Correspondence to Keith Aldrich Jr. M.D. .

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  1. DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surge, University of Miami DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surge, Miami, Florida, USA

    Tuan Anh Tran

  2. DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surge, University of Miami DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surge, Miami, Florida, USA

    Zubin J. Panthaki

  3. Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Jamal J. Hoballah

  4. DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surge, University of Miami DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surge, Miami, Florida, USA

    Seth R. Thaller

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Aldrich, K., Panthaki, Z.J. (2017). Extensor Retinaculum Capsulorrhaphy (Herbert Sling). In: Anh Tran, T., Panthaki, Z., Hoballah, J., Thaller, S. (eds) Operative Dictations in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40631-2_95

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