Immediate mobilization following flexor tendon repair. A preliminary report.
A method of flexor tendon repair and grafting has been described. The advantage of the technique presented is that it allows early tendon excursion, and at the same time allows healing at the tendon-repair or graft site after a 4- or 5-week period. This technique appears to offer the patient with a flexor tendon injury a satisfactory, predictable result with few complications and a relatively short period of disability.
D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009068:Movement; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013709:Tendon Transfer; D000267:Tissue Adhesions