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Table 2 Surgical procedure

From: Safety and efficacy of a new tourniquet system

Surgical procedure

Number of cases

Open reduction with internal fixation

40

Removal of internal fixation

24

External fixation (radius)

11

Open carpal tunnel release

11

Arthroscopic surgery (wrist joint)

9

Percutaneous pinning (phalanx or humerus)

6

Ligament suture (interphalangeal or metacarpophalangeal joint)

3

Neurorrhaphy/ Neurolysis

4

Tendon suture/ Tenolysis/ Tendon transfer

3

Resection of benign soft tissue tumor

3

Arthrodesis for carpometacarpal joint of thumb

2

Resection of benign bone tumor (metacarpus)

1

Radial shortening for Kienbock disease

1

Ulnar shortening for ulnar abutment syndrome

1

Salvage for the pseudoarthrosis of scaphoid

1

Total

120