Flexor tendon repair in "No Man's Land" an experimental study.
Twenty-five fingers of seven monkeys were used for an experimental study of a new concept of flexor tendon repair in "No Man's Land". Microsurgical aids were used to shift distally a sleeve of healthy flexor tendon sheath to cover the site of the repaired flexor tendon. There was a low success rate due to technical difficulties in the immobilisation of the monkey fingers. Where the finger was successfully immobilised the results were encouraging.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery*; D000882:Haplorhini; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*