Miniplate hooking method for repair of type III flexor digitorum profundus avulsion injury with a small bone fragment: case report

It is difficult to repair a flexor digitorum profundus tendon avulsion injury when the avulsed bone fragment is too small to hold a fixation device. We present a method to address this problem, using a 1-hole hooked device to hold and fix the avulsed bone fragment and flexor digitorum profundus tend...

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Published inThe Journal of hand surgery (American ed.) Vol. 34; no. 8; p. 1449
Main Authors Chen, Chih-Yuan, Li, Tzong Shiun, Liu, Yi Tien, Chen, Hung Chi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.2009
Subjects
Adolescent
Bone Plates
Bone Screws
Equipment Design
Finger Injuries - surgery
Finger Joint - surgery
Fracture Healing - physiology
Fractures, Bone - surgery
Humans
Male
Postoperative Complications - diagnostic imaging
Radiography
Tendon Injuries - surgery
Tendons - surgery
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Summary:It is difficult to repair a flexor digitorum profundus tendon avulsion injury when the avulsed bone fragment is too small to hold a fixation device. We present a method to address this problem, using a 1-hole hooked device to hold and fix the avulsed bone fragment and flexor digitorum profundus tendon. This is a simple procedure with fewer complications than traditional techniques.
ISSN:1531-6564
DOI:10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.04.036