Tenolysis for the Adherent Flexor Tendon of the Hand

Eight patients with adherent flexor tendons of the hand were operated by tenolysis 4 to 6 months after primary operation. Six showed considerable improvement, but two had tendon ruptures following tenolysis. The optimal interval between primary surgery and tenolysis is discussed in this paper. The o...

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Published inOrthopedics & Traumatology Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 1072 - 1076
Main Authors Sakuragi, Koji, Usui, Yoshihiro, Uchida, Yoshio, Ozaki, Masami
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology 1985
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Summary:Eight patients with adherent flexor tendons of the hand were operated by tenolysis 4 to 6 months after primary operation. Six showed considerable improvement, but two had tendon ruptures following tenolysis. The optimal interval between primary surgery and tenolysis is discussed in this paper. The optimal timing is regarded about 3 months conventionally, but we consider it between 4 and 6 months in which scar formation subside sufficiently.
ISSN:0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI:10.5035/nishiseisai.33.1072