Middle finger tenolysis using WALANT surgical technique in a pediatric patient: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and importance

Wide Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet (WALANT) is a surgical technique used in hand surgery that allows for active patient participation during surgery while avoiding the pain and discomfort associated with general anesthesia and tourniquets. Using this technique for tenolysis enables a surgeon to assess the repair intraoperatively. However, this technique is more commonly used in adults than in pediatric patients. We aimed to present a case that may contribute to the use of the WALANT technique on the pediatric population.

Case presentation

This case presents the successful use of the WALANT technique multiple times in a 7-year-old Hispanic male patient to repair recurrent tendon adhesions and joint contracture due to a prior gunshot wound th

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Torres C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10509924 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature