Abstract:This study evaluated the outcomes of early active mobilization after flexor tendon grafts using extrasynovial tendons with a novel distal fixation technique. Methods: This study was a retrospective case series. The flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) tendons of 7 digits in 7 patients were reconstructed with extrasynovial tendons, which included the palmaris longs, plantaris, and extensor digitorum longus, in a single-or 2-stage procedure between 2008 and 2017. Of the 7 patients, 6 were male and the average patien… Show more
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