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 in | The Journal of hand surgery (American ed.) Vol. 34; no. 8; p. 1449 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
01.10.2009
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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. |
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ISSN: | 1531-6564 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.04.036 |