Two-stage reconstruction for flexor tendon injuries in zone II using a silicone rod and pedicled sublimis tendon graft

Two-stage reconstruction for flexor tendon injuries in zone II using a silicone rod and pedicled sublimis tendon graft

We report the results of staged flexor tendon reconstruction in 12 patients (12 fingers) with neglected or failed primary repair of flexor tendon injuries in zone II. Injuries involved both flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) and flexor digitorum sublimis (FDS), with poor prognosis (Boyes grades II–IV)...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Heshmat Abdul-Kader, Mahmound A. M. Amin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2010-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
flexor tendon
pedicled sublimis tendon graft
staged reconstruction
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699397
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