Flexor pollicis longus tendon repair: A comparison between dynamic and static splintage
- 30 November 1989
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
- Vol. 14 (4) , 412-415
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0266-7681(89)90157-5
Abstract
A retrospective review of 51 patients with isolated flexor pollicis longus tendon repairs has been undertaken to determine the value of post-operative splintage. Evaluation by the Buck-Gramcko criteria confirms the benefit of controlled dynamic mobilisation. Overall, 44% of patients treated by immobilisation post-operatively achieved good or excellent results compared with 60% treated by dynamic traction. For repairs in zone 2, the results of mobilisation were significantly better, 62% achieving good or excellent results compared to 33% treated by fixed splintage.Keywords
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