A MUSCLE-TENDON TRANSPOSITION FOR PARALYSIS OF THE LATERAL ABDOMINAL MUSCLES IN POLIOMYELITIS

摘要

1. A dynamic muscle-tendon transposition is described for supplementing the power of weak lateral abdominal muscles, and the details of the operative technique are given.2. A clinical assessment of the results in a series of twenty-four patients is given.3. The indications for the operation in poliomyelitis are suggested.