title: Dynamic traction after extensor tendon repair in zones 6, 7, and 8: a retrospective study.
abstract: Review of the notes of 46 extensor tendon repairs in 21 patients treated by post-operative dynamic traction without an M.P. flexion block, no tendon ruptures or extensor lag and only one digit without full flexion after a mean follow-up of seven weeks. Re-examination of 26 treated repairs in nine patients for this study demonstrated a mean T.A.M. of 259 degrees at an average 14 months follow-up. No bow-stringing occurred because the extensor retinaculum was not excised, and no tenolyses were necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Doctors Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Kerr
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Burczak
mesh_terms: D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009068:Movement; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014143:Traction / Q000379:methods*