title: A relatively atraumatic method of retrieving retracted digital flexor tendons.
abstract: A relatively atraumatic, simple and very reliable method of retrieving the proximal end of a severed flexor tendon of a finger or thumb is described. The technique involves passing a Silastic feeding tube into the flexor tendon sheath, placing the retracted tendon within its lumen, and securing it in place with a single stitch. The feeding tube is then withdrawn until the tendon presents within the distal wound. Hypodermic needle fixation and tendon repair is then carried out in the usual manner.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Salisbury District General Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adeniran
authors.forename: A Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Babar
mesh_terms: D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery*