title: Flexor tendons: anatomy and surgical approaches.
abstract: The nature of the original injury is the chief determinant of outcome and is out of the control of the surgeon. Every step thereafter can be influenced by him or her, though, and a thorough knowledge of anatomy and surgical approaches allows for the best possible repair under any set of circumstances.
authors.affiliation: Harborview Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Box 359798, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. callan@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Christopher H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Allan
mesh_terms: D006225:Hand / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D013710:Tendons / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery*