Prevention of Adhesions Following Flexor Tendon Injury Within Zone II With Vascularized Finger Dorsal Fascial Flap

The Second Hospital of Tangshan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tendon Injuries

Treatments: Procedure: vascularized finger dorsal fascial flap

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01726855

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Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study was to report a new method of flexor tendon repair in zone II with combined standard modified Kessler technique and vascularized finger dorsal fascial flap pedicled with dorsal cutaneous branch of proper digital artery ,which is transported to finger volar for placement of a mechanical barrier between flexor digitorum superficialis /profundus tendons. The function outcomes of 14 patients (Group A) with flexor tendon repair in zone II with this new technique were compared with those of 32 patients (Group B) with flexor tendon repair in zone II with standard modified Kessler technique. This new technique may prevent serious adhesions between flexor digitorum superficialis /profundus tendons.

Enrollment: 1 patient

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients requiring flexor tendon repair or reconstruction within zoneⅡ

Exclusion Criteria:

Trial design

1 participants in 2 patient groups

dorsal fascial flap

Description:

combined with standard modified Kessler technique and vascularized finger dorsal fascial flap pedicled with dorsal cutaneous branch of proper digital artery ,which is transported to finger palmar for placement of a mechanical barrier between flexor digitorum superficialis /profundus tendons.

Treatment:

Procedure: vascularized finger dorsal fascial flap

standard modified Kessler technique