Atraumatic retrieval of the proximal end of a severed digital flexor tendon.
A suction catheter technique is suggested as the next procedure of choice when proximal digital "milking" with wrist flexion fails to deliver the proximal end of the flexor tendon severed within the digital sheath.
D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*