Assessment of the influence of the timing of repair on flexor tendon injuries in chickens.
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.
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