Practicals · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · General principles and basic techniques
Tendon graft harvest
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- PI - perform independently (NMC); perform independently (DrNB operative skills)
- Also called
- palmaris longus harvest, tendon harvest
Videos and resources
- VideoGraft Preparation Technique to Optimize Hamstring Graft Diameter...2:56
- VideoPalmaris Longus Tendon: Part 4 Two-incision Technique Safe Harvest Technique3:14
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“Demonstrate harvest of tendon, bone, cartilage for grafts” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 8)
“Tendon repair: Volar/ dorsal region tendon repair techniques, tendon harvest and tendon transfers.” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 21)