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  • Title
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Surgical Approach
  • 3. Incision
  • 4. Creation of Flaps
  • 5. FDP Tendon Repair
  • 6. Epitendinous Repair
  • 7. Closure
  • 8. Placement of Dorsal Extension Block Splint

Flexor Tendon Repair for a Zone 2 FDP Tendon Laceration

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Chaim Miller1; Asif M. Ilyas, MD, MBA, FACS1,2
1 Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
2 Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University

OrthopaedicsOrthopaedic TraumaHand Surgery

Procedure Outline

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Introduction
    1. 2. Surgical Approach
      1. 3. Incision
        1. 4. Creation of Flaps
          1. 5. FDP Tendon Repair
            1. 6. Epitendinous Repair
              1. 7. Closure
                1. 8. Placement of Dorsal Extension Block Splint
                  1. Injection of Local Anesthesia
                  2. Mark Incision
                  1. Examination of Tendon Sheath and Digital Nerves
                  1. Retrieval of Proximal FDP Tendon Stump
                  2. Retrieval of Distal FDP Tendon Stump
                  3. Pass Proximal Stump Through Pulley
                  4. Approximation of Tendon Ends
                  5. Testing of Core Sutures
                  1. Post-op Remarks

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                  Article Information

                  Publication Date
                  Article ID329
                  Production ID0329
                  Volume2022
                  Issue329
                  DOI
                  https://doi.org/10.24296/jomi/329