title: Temporary use of a silicone rod in a case of infection resulting from tendon surgery.
abstract: A patient was treated by tendon grafting following division of both flexor tendons of a digit. The graft was removed because of infection and a silicone rod was inserted in spite of the suppuration. After the replacement of the implant by a new tendon graft, the final result was satisfactory and the patient recovered good function.
authors.affiliation: San Roque Hospital, Cordoba, Argentina.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Blanco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003646:Debridement; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012086:Reoperation; D012828:Silicones; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000601:surgery*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000601:surgery*; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones