Foot and Ankle International
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Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

Type I FDP Avulsion



- Discussion:
    - tendon retracts into palm, severing all blood supply and creating extensive scarring in tendon sheath;
    - repair within 7 to 10 days is required;
    - vincula are ruptured;
    - in type I and II injuries the tendon end will enlarge to such a size that
          it is impossible to thread the tendon back thru the digital sheath;













Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.