During the 11-year period, 1986 to l996 inclusive, I did trapezial resection arthroplasty for osteoarthritis, using the abductor pollicis longus tendoplasty technique with interpositional material ...

Resection is another name for any operation that removes tissue or part of an organ. Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy, removes a diseased or damaged part of the colon or rectum. Bowel ...

Through a longitudinal incision in the capsule, while carefully protecting the superficial cutaneous radial nerve branches and the radial artery, a piecemeal resection of the trapezium is done.