巨趾症に対するCUSA (超音波外科用吸引装置) の使用経験

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CUSA (Cavitron Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator) has been mainly utilized for the hepatic surgery and neurological surgery. This equipment fragmentates and emulsifies soft tissues, then aspirates the chips protecting vessels and nerves from injury. We utilized CUSA for the operation of a 6-year-old boy with macrodactyly of the foot. Consequently this patient acquired a remarkable shortening and reducing of the toes.
We consider CUSA is of great value to other hand surgery necessitating a strict protection of the nerve and vessels from injury.