Twenty-three patients with zone V flexor tendon lacerations rehabilitated by the Kleinert protocol were studied at an average of 46 months after trauma. Hand function was subjectively normal in only eight. Of fourteen patients who were employed at the time of injury, eight returned to their ...
A protocol was developed and registered prospectively (CRD42020186780). We identified all studies describing adult patients undergoing interventions for acute hand flexor tendon injuries. Results Of the 4844 studies, 114 studies met the final inclusion criteria for evaluating the outcomes of 8127 ...
Pediatric flexor tendon injuries can be a challenge for the operating surgeon to manage effectively. The pediatric population presents with several unique considerations. Their small size can make the technical aspects of flexor tendon repair more difficult, while their young age can make compliance wit...
Adhesions in tendon3,4as well as throughout the body have been causatively associated with Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1 (TGF-β1)5,6. TGF-β1 stimulates myofibroblast activation, leading to increased matrix synthesis and decreased matrix remodeling7. Studies on the healing of flexor digitorum...
protocol.In this retrospective case-series study rehabilitation results of flexor tendon injuries in the hand with the early passive mobilization--Kleinert protocol were evaluated in 35 patients, treated in the Orthopaedic Clinic University Clinical Centre of Kosovo between December 2007 and November 2008...
unrecognized anatomical structure; 6 the sixth head of the unrecognized anatomical structure; the blue circle indicates con- nection between unrecognized anatomical structure with the tendon of the flexor pollicis longus; the white circle indicates the bifurcated of the tendon of the flexor pollicis ...
Background: Without surgical repair, flexor tendon injuries do not heal and patients' ability to bend fingers and grip objects is impaired. However, flexor tendon repair surgery also requires optimal rehabilitation. There are currently three custom-made splints used in the...
The immediate rehabilitation of patients with repaired flexor tendon lacerations requires a precise therapeutical approach. The large number of reeducation programs from literature poses the problem how to use them. But some protocols are more frequent used by the authors. Aim: This study compare ...
The patient's ability to participate in a postoperative rehabilitation protocol is an equally important consideration. Poor rehabilitation of a good zone II flexor tendon repair is potentially more debilitating Surgical technique These injuries may be operable on an elective basis within 2 or 3 days...
EMG recording elec- trodes were placed over the muscle belly for the TA approximately 1/3 the distance between the fibular head and the medial malleolus and about 2 cm below the gas- trocnemius in line with the Achilles tendon for the soleus, with their centers ~ 3 cm apart. ...