title: Assessment of the influence of the timing of repair on flexor tendon injuries in chickens.
abstract: The flexor tendons of the middle toes of chickens were divided and the flexor profundus repaired after varying intervals up to 6 weeks. The best results were obtained with repairs within a few hours, the next best with repairs any time after the 10th day and the worst with repairs between the 4th and 7th days.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology; D006614:Hindlimb; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D000267:Tissue Adhesions; D014034:Toes / Q000601:surgery