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Improved Results in Zone 2 Flexor Tendon Injuries with a Modified Technique of Immediate Controlled Mobilization

From the Department of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery and Burns, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden

Correspondence: Dr L-E. Karlander, Department of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery and Burns, Faculty of Health Sciences, University Hospital, S-581 85 Linköping, Sweden.

The results following primary and delayed primary repair in zone 2 flexor tendon injuries were evaluated in 85 fingers of 79 patients using immediate controlled mobilization post-operatively. In 31 patients a conventional Kleinert technique was used. In the remaining 48 patients a modified technique was used with rubber band traction to all fingers instead of only to the injured one. Also a shorter dorsal splint was used in order to secure extension of the PIP and DIP joints. The results were improved and the time of treatment was reduced.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 18, No. 1, 26-30 (1993)
DOI: 10.1016/0266-7681(93)90189-M


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