title: Outcomes of grafting intrasynovial tendons of the toes to the hands in 10 patients: a preliminary report.
abstract: Ten patients had intrasynovial tendon grafting harvested from the toes for secondary flexor tendon reconstruction in nine fingers and one thumb in our institutes from 2009 to 2014. These patients were followed for a mean of 15 (range: 8-36) months. The ranges of total active motion of the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints of these nine fingers were 143° (range: 108-175°) and of the metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints of one thumb were 110°. In conclusion, this technique is feasible and gives a good result when successful but with a high complication rate. Level of Evidence IV.
authors.affiliation: 1 Hand and Microsurgery Center, Seirei Hamamatsu Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohi
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine. Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.affiliation: 1 Hand and Microsurgery Center, Seirei Hamamatsu Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanda
authors.affiliation: 1 Hand and Microsurgery Center, Seirei Hamamatsu Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mukoda
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine. Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine. Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017746:Joint Capsule; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*; D014034:Toes; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Flexor tendon injury; intrasynovial tendon; reconstruction; tendon graft