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surgical relocation of the insertion of a tendon of a normal muscle to a different site to take over the function of a muscle inactivated by trauma or disease.Medical dictionary. 2011.
tendon transfer — plastic surgery in which the tendon from an unimportant muscle is used to replace the damaged tendon of an important muscle. A common tendon used is the palmaris longus tendon of the forearm … The new mediacal dictionary
tendon transplantation — 1. surgical replacement of a damaged segment of tendon by a free tendon graft. 2. tendon transfer … Medical dictionary
transfer — 1. Process of removal or transferral. 2. A condition in which learning in one situation influences learning in another situation; a carry over of learning that may be positive in effect, as when learning one … Medical dictionary
Median nerve palsy — Classification and external resources Diagram from Gray s anatomy, depicting the peripheral nerves of the upper extremity, amongst others the median nerve. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Club foot — For other uses, see Club foot (disambiguation). Club foot Classification and external resources bilateral club foot ICD 10 M … Wikipedia
Congenital clasped thumb — Infant’s persistent thumb clutched hand,[1] flexion adduction deformity of the thumb,[2] pollex varus,[3] thumb in the hand deformity.[4] … Wikipedia
TT — tablet triturate; talar tilt; tandem transplant; tactile tension; tendon of Todaro; tendon transfer; terminal transferase; test tube; testicular torsion; tetanus toxin; tetanus toxoid; tetrathionate; tetrazol; therapeutic touch; thrombin time;… … Medical dictionary
TT — • tablet triturate; • talar tilt; • tandem transplant; • tactile tension; • tendon of Todaro; • tendon transfer; • terminal transferase; • test tube; • testicular torsion; • tetanus toxin; • tetanus toxoid; • tetrathionate; • tetrazol; •… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Amputation — Classification and external resources J. McKnight, who lost his limbs in a railway accident in 1865, was the second recorded survivor of a simultaneous triple amputation. ICD 10 T14.7 … Wikipedia
Surgery — This article is about the medical specialty. For other uses, see Surgery (disambiguation). A cardiothoracic surgeon performs a mitral valve replacement at the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. Surgery (from the Greek … Wikipedia
