A. Adeniran et Az. Babar, A RELATIVELY ATRAUMATIC METHOD OF RETRIEVING RETRACTED DIGITAL FLEXORTENDONS, Journal of hand surgery. British volume, 22B(1), 1997, pp. 122-124
A relatively atraumatic, simple and very reliable method of retrieving
the proximal end of a severed flexor tendon of a finger or thumb is d
escribed. The technique involves passing a Silastic feeding tube into
the flexor tendon sheath, placing the retracted tendon within its lume
n, and securing it in place with a single stitch. The feeding tube is
then withdrawn until the tendon presents within the distal wound. Hypo
dermic needle fixation and tendon repair is then carried out in the us
ual manner.