title: [Flexor pulleys of the fingers. Anatomy, biomechanics, reconstruction].
abstract: Primary or secondary flexor tendon surgery occasionally leads to damaged flexor pulleys. Insufficient pulley reconstruction causes loss of finger function by bow stringing of the flexor tendon. This paper reviews the anatomy and biomechanics of the flexor pulley system. Different techniques of reconstruction are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Handchirurgie, Abteilung 1, Bad Neustadt/Saale.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Lanz
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013710:Tendons / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000637:transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous