title: Partial flexor tendon injuries: to repair or not.
abstract: The correct management of partially divided flexor tendon injuries is still in dispute. This study compares the results of repair with non-repair in zone 2 injuries. We conclude that tendons divided by 60% or less in cross-sectional area should not be repaired.
authors.affiliation: Mersey Regional Plastic Surgery and Burns Centre, Whiston Hospital, Prescot.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: McGeorge
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Stilwell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D005385:Fingers / Q000503:physiopathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006225:Hand / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D012421:Rupture; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014143:Traction