Repair of the flexor pollicis longus tendon with the motion-stable Mantero technique

Nowadays direct repair is the treatment of choice for a lacerated flexor pollicis longus (FPL) tendon in any anatomical zone. Up to now repair with the motion-stable Mantero technique has not been published. Over a five years period (2004-2008) 21 complete divisions of FPL tendons in zones 1 and 2 w...

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Published inJournal of plastic surgery and hand surgery Vol. 44; no. 3; pp. 163 - 166
Main Author Schaller, Peter
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Taylor & Francis 01.06.2010
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Female
FPL tendon repair
Humans
Male
Mantero technique
Middle Aged
Orthopedic Procedures - methods
Range of Motion, Articular - physiology
Tendon Injuries - surgery
Tendons - surgery
Thumb - surgery
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Summary:Nowadays direct repair is the treatment of choice for a lacerated flexor pollicis longus (FPL) tendon in any anatomical zone. Up to now repair with the motion-stable Mantero technique has not been published. Over a five years period (2004-2008) 21 complete divisions of FPL tendons in zones 1 and 2 were treated surgically with the Mantero technique. Seventeen patients were evaluated at a mean of 33 (range 14-59) months postoperatively by measuring the range of movement of interphalangeal (IP) and metacarpophalangeal (MP) joints and assessing the results with the Buck-Gramcko score. Fourteen of the patients reported excellent or good results. The mechanical rupture rate was zero. Mantero repair therefore provides a means other than more complex methods to repair FPL tendons and rehabilitation, adding strength while simplifying suture of the FPL.
ISSN:2000-656X
2000-6764
1651-2073
DOI:10.3109/02844311.2010.484975