No Tourniquet Technique of Surgery for Macrodactyly

The tourniquet technique in limb surgery has traditionally been performed to produce bloodless operative fields. Nevertheless, there are limitations derived from the tourniquet itself; either the complications that may occur because of the ischemic effects, or the constraint of time because of the ischemic time. As no surgeon expects dreadful adverse events in their practices, an alternative technique may fill up the demand. The implementation of epinephrine, which was previously believed to be dangerous, has been performed in end-artery organs such as toes and fingers. In this article, the authors apply the tumescent technique with the use of 1:1,000,000 epinephrine or shortly termed as one-per-mil solution, without using the pneumatic tourniquet. The technique presents relatively clear operative fields, yet safe. Although the risk of bleeding is higher because of the enlarged vascular caliber and all structures around the affected digits, the technique facilitates clear visualization of important structures. In addition, the long action of the one-per-mil tumescent solution notably provides a much longer surgery duration, which facilitates complex surgery for macrodactyly.

Source: Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery - August 25, 2022 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Techniques Source Type: research