flexor pollicis longus tendon repair

Fresh fractures of the long flexor tendon of the thumb should be repaired. Treatment of diseases: quadriceps tendon rupture Indication Fresh fractures of the long flexor tendon of the thumb should be repaired. Contraindications Anyone with obvious infection on the wound should be repaired only 3 months after the wound is closed. Surgical procedure There are different repair methods for the long flexor tendon of the thumb after the fracture due to different parts and time. Occurred in the open fracture of the metacarpophalangeal joint, the proximal part of the proximal end of the retraction to the palm of the hand, the extension of the incision during surgery, the removal of part of the sheath, with a hemostat to carefully grasp the proximal flexor tendon near the end of the thumb Out and cross a 7 gauge needle to prevent tendon retraction. After debridement, a 3-0 nylon single thread was used for Kessler suture. The proximal fracture has been retracted in the palm or the carpal tunnel. It is difficult to find the flexor hallucis longus with the above method. The arc or transverse incision can be made in the wrist to find the flexor tendon of the thumb and pull the proximal end. Wire traction, take the silver probe homemade face through the thumb flexor sheath and carpal tunnel on the volar side of the wrist to bring the thumb flexor tendon to the wound for tendon suture. The operation of the wrist flexion wrist flexion position of the plaster or the flexion position traction, the back side of the plaster support brakes to perform the self-extension thumb exercises.

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