title: Flexor tendon injuries: the result of primary management: a retrospective review of 50 cases treated at Whiston Hospital, England.
abstract: A retrospective review of 50 cases treated over a 12-month period with 95 tendon injuries was carried out. Post-operative management utilising a modified Kleinert method was used for cases over eight years of age, while those under eight were immobilised in plaster cast. Our results after a mean follow up period of 14 weeks compared well with other series using the Kleinert method. Zone II injuries gave an unexpected better results than those in other zones.
authors.affiliation: Burns and Plastic Surgery Unit, Whiston Hospital, Prescot, Merseyside, England.
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Fasika
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Stilwell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013165:Splints; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*