Suture of flexor tendons and substitution of flexor tendons in the "no-man's land" in children
Schweizer, P.; Haupt, U.P.; Veihelmann, D.
Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für Alle Gebiete der Operativen Medizen 49(4): 219-222
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-4722 PMID: 346318 Document Number: 125918
From 1969 to 1976, there were 14 primary, 10 secondary one-stage, and 14 secondary two-stage repairs of injured flexor tendons in the so-called 'no-man's-land'. Functional results of these three operational methods are compared in this paper and show that, in children, flexor tendons in uncomplicated wounds can be sutured primarily, even in the 'no-man's-land'. Flexor tendons in complicated wounds also may be primarily sutured, but not as effectively. In the latter case, according to the results under review, secondary two-stage repair, not secondary one-stage repair, must be applied.