Dynamic splinting after extensor tendon repair in zones V to VII.
This retrospective study evaluates a dynamic active motion protocol for extensor tendon repairs in zones V to VII. Fifty-eight patients with 87 extensor tendon injuries were examined. Using Geldmacher's and Kleinert and Verdan's evaluation systems, the results were graded as "excellent" and "good" in more than 94%, and as "satisfactory" in the remainder. The need for secondary tenolysis was low (6%), and no other surgical complication occurred.
Brüner
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Department for Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burn Centre, Plastic and Hand Surgery University of Heidelberg, BG--Trauma Centre, Ludwigshafen, Germany. sbruener@yahoo.com
Wittemann
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Jester
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Blumenthal
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K
Germann
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G
D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D009068:Movement; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000379:methods*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013165:Splints; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome