title: Two-stage tendon sheath reconstruction using sublimis tendon and silicone Penrose drain after severe purulent flexor tenosynovitis: a case report.
abstract: Two-stage tendon sheath reconstruction, a method of pulley reconstruction using the sublimis tendon and a pseudosheath formed with a silicone Penrose drain wrapped around the profundus tendon, is a new technique for improving a poor functional prognosis after purulent flexor tenosynovitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, 2-1-50 Minami-Koshigaya Koshigaya, Saitama, 343-8555 Japan.
authors.forename: Kazufumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, 2-1-50 Minami-Koshigaya Koshigaya, Saitama, 343-8555 Japan.
authors.forename: Kazumasa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, 2-1-50 Minami-Koshigaya Koshigaya, Saitama, 343-8555 Japan.
authors.forename: Tomohisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, 2-1-50 Minami-Koshigaya Koshigaya, Saitama, 343-8555 Japan.
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozeki
keywords: Penrose drain; Pulley reconstruction; Purulent flexor tenosynovitis; Tendon sheath