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Dynamic Splinting After Extensor Tendon Repair in Zones V to VII

S. BRÜNER
M. WITTEMANN
A. JESTER
K. BLUMENTHAL
G. GERMANN

From the Department for Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burn Centre, Plastic and Hand Surgery University of Heidelberg, BG – Trauma Centre, Ludwigshafen, Germany and the Department of Occupational Therapy, BG—Trauma Centre, Ludwigshafen, Germany

Correspondence: Dr S Brüner, Am Kreuzteich 9, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany. Tel.: 0049-172-6975619; fax: 0049-621-6810211; E-mail: sbruener{at}yahoo.com

This retrospective study evaluates a dynamic active motion protocol for extensor tendon repairs in zones V to VII. Fifty-eight patients with 87 extensor tendon injuries were examined. Using Geldmacher’s and Kleinert and Verdan’s evaluation systems, the results were graded as "excellent" and "good" in more than 94%, and as "satisfactory" in the remainder. The need for secondary tenolysis was low (6%), and no other surgical complication occurred.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 28, No. 3, 224-227 (2003)
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(03)00014-7
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