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The Re-Attachment of Tendon and Ligament Avulsions

I. GRANT
A. PANDYA
P. J. MAHAFFEY

From the The Lister Hospital, Stevenage, Hertfordshire and The Royal Hospital, Haslar, Gosport, Hampshire, UK

Correspondence: Mr P. J. Mahaffey, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, The Lister Hospital, Stevenage, Herts, SG1 4AB, UK.

This paper presents our experience of a new technique for the reattachment of tendons in the hand. A percutaneous Kirschner wire is fashioned into a hoop to support an intratendinous suture. This mechanism maintains continuous traction upon the avulsed tendon. The technique avoids extensive dissection of the fingertip and the direct application of pressure on the dorsal surface of the digit, which might cause skin breakdown.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 27, No. 4, 337-341 (2002)
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.2002.0768
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