Adams operation

Adams operation
1. subcutaneous intracapsular division of the neck of the femur for ankylosis of the hip. 2. subcutaneous division of the palmar fascia at various points for Dupuytren contracture. 3. excision of a wedge-shaped piece from the eyelid for relief of ectropion.

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