title: [Functional treatment of extensor tendon injury of the hand].
abstract: We have treated 73 patients with 107 injuries of the extensor tendon. We started with an elastic dynamic splinting means = 9 (2-27) days after operation. The duration of functional treatment was means = 40 (13-103) days. Infections were only seen in severe cases (12.3%), and there was no rupture of the sutured tendon. Good or excellent functions were found in 92% of the patients. To sum up, primary extensor tendon repair will provide superior functional results at all levels of injury by postoperative dynamic splinting.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: Funktionelle Behandlung der Strecksehnenverletzung an der Hand.