A review of current concepts in flexor tendon repair: physiology, biomechanics, surgical technique and rehabilitation.

Historically, the surgical treatment of flexor tendon injuries has always been associated with controversy. It was not until 1967, when the paper entitled Primary repair of flexor tendons in no man’s land was presented at the American Society of Hand Surgery, which reported excellent results and cat...

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Main Authors: Rohit Singh, Ben Rymer, Peter Theobald, Peter B.M. Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Medical Publishing 2015-12-01
Series:Orthopedic Reviews
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/or/article/view/6125