%0 Journal Article
%T Palliative surgery: When? Which technique? Basic principles.
%A Pierrart J
%A Aumar A
%A Masmejean E
%J Hand Surg Rehabil
%V 0
%N 0
%D Jun 2021 17
%M 34146745
%F 1.419
%R 10.1016/j.hansur.2020.10.020
%X Palliative surgery aims to restore or compensate for the loss of a function for which nerve repairs are no longer or not feasible. It includes tendon transfer, tenodesis, arthrodesis and osteotomy techniques. Palliative surgery is based on several well-established principles that are essential to know. The purpose of this introductory chapter is to review the various basic principles before undertaking palliative surgery.