title: Flexor tendon repair in no man's land. II. Early versus late secondary tendon repair ad modum Kleinert.
abstract: A follow-up study of patients who had undergone secondary tendon repair within the digital sheath showed results comparable to those reported after both primary tendon repair and free tendon grafts. However, the results were best when the operation was performed within one month of injury. With a delay of more than one month the results deteriorated markedly, mostly because of extension deficits.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors