title: Extensor tendon repair and reconstruction.
abstract: Extensor tendon reconstruction requires various complex hand surgery techniques, including direct tendon repair, tendon grafting transfer, and soft tissue reconstruction with local and free flaps. Choosing the best individual reconstruction plan for the individual patient with an individual defect is crucial.
authors.affiliation: Department for Hand Surgery, Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Surgery, Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians, Universität München, Pettenkoferstr. 8a, München 80336, Germany.
authors.forename: Cornelius D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Schubert
authors.affiliation: Department for Hand Surgery, Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Surgery, Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians, Universität München, Pettenkoferstr. 8a, München 80336, Germany. Electronic address: r.giunta@med.uni-muenchen.de.
authors.forename: Riccardo E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Giunta
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000379:methods; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Extensor tendon; Free flap; Grafting; Reconstruction; Repair