A new device for flexor tendon injuries.
Managing the treatment of patients with zone II flexor tendon injuries for successful outcomes has always been a challenge for the hand therapist. Working closely with the patient to help ensure follow-through with the protocol is frequently necessary. If a patient is compliant, the therapist's concern then becomes one of "scar wars" (to use a phrase coined by Ken Flowers). Early active range of motion and tendon gliding are critical parts of most programs. This author has developed a new idea in conjunction with the Indiana Hand Center protocol.
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Department of Rehabilitation Services, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Connecticut 06504, USA. joseph.dymarczyk@snet.net
D004867:Equipment Design; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D013165:Splints; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*