title: Use of Infant Feeding Tube for Staged Flexor Tendon Reconstruction.
abstract: A two-stage flexor tendon reconstruction using a silicone rod in the first stage and a free tendon graft through the pseudo sheath formed around the silicone in the second stage was described by Hunter and Salisbury for a neglected and failed flexor tendon reconstruction. We are describing a technique where we have used an infant feeding tube as a substitute for silicone rods, which substantially reduces the cost of procedure but delivers the same results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Padmashree Dr D Y Patil Hospital and Research Centre, Sector-5, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharasthra 400 706 India.
authors.forename: Ananta A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Padmashree Dr D Y Patil Hospital and Research Centre, Sector-5, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharasthra 400 706 India.
authors.forename: Suhas V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Abhyankar
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Padmashree Dr D Y Patil Hospital and Research Centre, Sector-5, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharasthra 400 706 India.
authors.forename: Madhuri
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Padmashree Dr D Y Patil Hospital and Research Centre, Sector-5, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharasthra 400 706 India.
authors.forename: Rohit R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Singh
keywords: Hand injury; Infant feeding tube; Silicone rod; Zone 2 injury