The Flap Surgery blog is an online educational tool for patients, medical students, nurses, physician assistants, general surgery residents, plastic & reconstructive surgery residents and physicians from other medical specialties who wish to become familiar with some of the more common anatomical flaps used in plastic & reconstructive surgery.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Zone II Flexor Tendon Injury. Repairing "No Man's Land" to Optimize Results.
Proper tendon repair to achieve maximal results with zone II flexor tendon injuries requires strict compliance of the patient with hand therapy. It is of paramount importance to adhere to post-operative care to ensure that tendons glide appropriately through the pulley system so that after the tendon heals, proper excursion can be restored to the hand to maximize outcome.
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