Improved results in zone 2 flexor tendon injuries with a modified

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technique of immediate controlled mobilization. Karlander-L-E. Berggren-M. Larsson-M. Soderberg-G. Nylander-G. Department of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery and Burns, University J-Hand-Surg-[Br]. 1993 Feb. 18(1). P 26-30. The results following primary and delayed primary repair in zone 2 flexor tendon injuries were evaluated in 85 fingers of 79 patients using immediate controlled mobilization post-operatively. In 31 patients a conventional Kleinert technique was used. In the remaining 48 patients a modified technique was used with rubber band traction to all fingers instead of only to the injured one. Also a shorter dorsal splint was used in order to secure extension of the PIP and DIP joints. The results were improved and the time of treatment was reduced. Author-abstract.