TY - JOUR
T1 - The excursion and deformation of repaired flexor tendons treated with protected early motion
AU - Gelberman, Richard H.
AU - Botte, Michael J.
AU - Spiegelman, Jeffrey J.
AU - Akeson, Wayne H.
N1 - Funding Information:
From the University of California San Diego Medical Center. San Diego, Calif. Supported in part by grant No. 9 ROI AM/GM 33097-07 from the National Institutes of Health. Received for publication Jan. 2, 1985; accepted in revised form May 8. 1985. Reprint requests: Richard H. Gelberman. M.D., 225 Dickinson St.. San Diego, CA 92103.
PY - 1986
Y1 - 1986
N2 - A canine flexor tendon repair model was used to study the magnitude of early tendon excursion, the consistency of tendon gliding, and the amount of repair site elongation when protected early motion techniques were used. Tendon excursion of 3.8 ± 1.1 mm was maintained with limited passive flexion and extension movements on a consistent basis throughout the first 14 days. There was no significant repair site deformation in 11 of 12 tendons and little variation in the range of tendon gliding during this period.
AB - A canine flexor tendon repair model was used to study the magnitude of early tendon excursion, the consistency of tendon gliding, and the amount of repair site elongation when protected early motion techniques were used. Tendon excursion of 3.8 ± 1.1 mm was maintained with limited passive flexion and extension movements on a consistent basis throughout the first 14 days. There was no significant repair site deformation in 11 of 12 tendons and little variation in the range of tendon gliding during this period.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0363-5023(86)80115-0
DO - 10.1016/S0363-5023(86)80115-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 3944424
AN - SCOPUS:0022643480
SN - 0363-5023
VL - 11
SP - 106
EP - 110
JO - Journal of Hand Surgery
JF - Journal of Hand Surgery
IS - 1
ER -