| Early protected motion after extensor tendon repair. | |
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PMID: 10509286 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Thirty hands with 50 extensor tendon lacerations, excluding mallet finger injuries, were examined. They were treated with surgical repair followed by immediate motion which included a dynamic splinting and tendon mobilization program. The average follow-up period was 7 months (range, 8 weeks to 2 years). Forty-five of the 50 tendons regained full range of motion (average total active motion, 262 degrees) within an average time of 9 weeks; the remaining 5 tendons had extension lags of < or = 10 degrees. All patients regained at least 93% of their predicted normal strength within 9 to 12 weeks and returned to their previous level of activity in an average of 10 weeks. These results, which include complex lacerations, are an improvement from previously published data. This is probably due to the addition of a tendon mobilization program to dynamic splinting following extensor tendon repair. |
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Authors:
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C A Crosby; M A Wehbé |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of hand surgery Volume: 24 ISSN: 0363-5023 ISO Abbreviation: J Hand Surg Am Publication Date: 1999 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1999-10-27 Completed Date: 1999-10-27 Revised Date: 2009-06-08 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7609631 Medline TA: J Hand Surg Am Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1061-70 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Pennsylvania Hand Center, Bryn Mawr 19010, USA. |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Child Female Humans Male Middle Aged Range of Motion, Articular Retrospective Studies Splints* Tendon Injuries* / physiopathology, surgery Tendons / surgery* |
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