CMC ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition

Abstract

The patient was identified by anesthesia in the pre-op area and brought to the operating room. Patient was placed in a supine position on the operating table and all pressure points were padded. The R/L upper extremity was extended onto an arm board. After the induction of satisfactory general anesthesia, the R/L upper extremity was prepped and draped in the usual fashion. The limb was then exsanguinated with an Esmarch bandage and the tourniquet, which had previously been applied about the proximal arm over abundant Sof-Rol padding, was inflated to — mmHg.