title: Improved results in zone 2 flexor tendon injuries with a modified technique of immediate controlled mobilization.
abstract: The results following primary and delayed primary repair in zone 2 flexor tendon injuries were evaluated in 85 fingers of 79 patients using immediate controlled mobilization post-operatively. In 31 patients a conventional Kleinert technique was used. In the remaining 48 patients a modified technique was used with rubber band traction to all fingers instead of only to the injured one. Also a shorter dorsal splint was used in order to secure extension of the PIP and DIP joints. The results were improved and the time of treatment was reduced.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery and Burns, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden.
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Karlander
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berggren
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Larsson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Söderberg
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nylander
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013165:Splints; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D014143:Traction