title: [Wounds of the flexor tendons of the fingers at the level of the hand. Results of primary sutures].
abstract: The authors review in 100 patients, 182 wounds of flexor tendons of the fingers at the level of the hand emphasize the definite preponderance in young workers, their frequency which is all the greater as one moves away from the thumb, and approches the area of the fibrous pulleys, their common misdiagnosis, especially at the level of the thumb, their prognosis which is all the worse as one approaches the fifth finger and the areas of the pulleys. The poor results simply confirm their reputation of seriousness from an economic and social point of view. The technical problems raised by stiffening of the proximal interphalangeal joints and, above all, the formation of adhesions, are far from solved, it seems that an improvement in the results might be obtained if these wounds were repaired by specialised surgeons in a unit dealing exclusively with surgery of the hand which, under present conditions, is not always the case.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Les plaies des tendons fléchisseurs des doigts au niveau de la main. Résultats des sutures primaires