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Figure 10-4 Entrance into the digital sheath through

a small skin incision proximal to the palmar annular

ligament in a closed annular ligament resection. Arrows
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Figure 10-3 Transection of the annular ligament the palmar annular ligament.

using the open technique.

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Figure 10-5 The annular ligament is transected by A, passing a bistoury knife underneath the ligament, B, rotat-

ing the bistoury knife 90° so that the cutting edge is toward the ligament, and transecting the ligament, or C, passing

the groove director underneath the ligament to guide a scalpel blade.