Late direct repair of a lacerated flexor tendon is a tendon repair performed 3 weeks after injury. When direct repair is performed late, contraction of the musculotendonous unit makes it difficult to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A coupler device designed to mitigate the risk of repair rupture after zone 2 flexor tendon repairs was ...

Doctors carry out tendon repair surgery to fix a tendon injury. Recovery can take up to 12 weeks. Tendons are tough, stretchy tissues that join muscles to bone. Their job is to allow the body to move ...

Using a chicken model, Peterson et al [1] compared the outcomes of complete sheath excision alone and with primary sheath repair, sheath closure with a fascial patch, and sheath reconstruction with a ...

Tendon repair is surgery done to treat a torn or otherwise damaged tendon. Tendons are the soft, band-like tissues that connect muscles to bone. When the muscles contract, the tendons pull the bones ...

SAN DIEGO – A mechanical study found what it called the optimal suture material and knot configurations for zone II flexor tendon injuries. Steve K. Lee, MD, and his colleagues undertook the study to ...

A major challenge in tendon injury is the weak intrinsic healing capacity of tendon that may cause rupture of the repair after surgery. Growth factors are believed to be critical during tendon healing ...