Practicals · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Hand and upper extremity
Flexor muscle slide
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- AS/OB/CAD/LAB/SIM - assist, observe, cadaver, lab or simulator (NMC)
- Also called
- flexor pronator slide, Volkmann contracture
Videos and resources
- VideoFlexor Pronator Slide for Volkman Ischemic Contracture- Dr Tarun Chabra1:04
- Videomuscle slide operations; Surgery to muscle groups to relieve contractures and restore limb function2:27
- +55 more links
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“Demonstrate the Flexor muscle slide” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 16)
“3.5 Hand ischemia and Volkmann's ischemic contracture” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 30)