A. Baktir et al., FLEXOR TENDON REPAIR IN ZONE-2 FOLLOWED BY EARLY ACTIVE MOBILIZATION, Journal of hand surgery. British volume, 21B(5), 1996, pp. 624-628
The results following primary and delayed primary repair in zone 2 fle
xor tendon injuries mere evaluated prospectively in 88 fingers of 71 p
atients using tao different early postoperative mobilization programme
s. In 33 patients, the Kleinert rubber band passive flexion method was
used. In the remaining 38 patients, the early active mobilization pro
gramme was used. All patients sere reviewed 1 year after operation and
the results assessed by the Strickland criteria. During this evaluati
on maximum grip strength was also measured. The results mere excellent
or good in 78% of digits and mean grip strength was 84% of the uninju
red hand in the Kleinert rubber band passive flexion group. In the ear
ly active mobilization group, excellent or good results were achieved
in 85% of the digits and the mean grip strength was 90% of the uninjur
ed hand. There were two early ruptures in each group.