Use of Silicone Tubes as Antiadhesion Devices in a Modified Two-Stage Flexor Tendon Reconstruction in Zone II: A Retrospective Study

• Published in: The Journal of hand surgery (American ed.) Vol. 48; no. 5; pp. 444 - 451
• Main Authors: Li, Yen-Wei, Ma, Ching-Hou, Huang, Hui-Kuang, Lin, Kai-Jen, Wu, Chin-Hsien, Tu, Yuan-Kun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2023
• Subjects: Adult; Antiadhesion device; failed flexor tendon repair; Finger Injuries - surgery; Finger Joint; Humans; Orthopedics; Range of Motion, Articular; Retrospective Studies; silicone tube; Silicones; Tendon Injuries - surgery; Tendons - surgery; two-stage flexor tendon reconstruction; silicone tube; failed flexor tendon repair; two-stage flexor tendon reconstruction; Antiadhesion device

This study aimed to assess the outcome of a modified two-stage flexor tendon reconstruction using silicone tubes as antiadhesion devices while performing simultaneous tendon grafting. From April 2008 to October 2019, 16 patients (21 fingers) with zone II flexor tendon injuries, who sustained failed...