Flexor tendon repair in zone 2 followed by controlled active mobilisation.
Over a two-year-period, 34 adult patients who had suffered zone two flexor tendon injuries to 38 fingers (70 tendons) were managed post-operatively by a regime of early active mobilisation. The results of this technique, assessed by the Strickland criteria after a mean follow-up period of 10.2 months, compared favourably with other more cumbersome methods.
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004434:Early Ambulation; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery