ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Two-stage repair of finger flexor tendons in children with chronic tendon ruptures in fibro-synovial canals

Alexandrov AV1,2, Rybchenok VV2, Lvov NV1, Aleksandrova NE1, Palinkash AM2
About authors

1 N. F. Filatov Children’s Municipal Clinical Hospital No. 13, Moscow, Russia

2 Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Alexander Alexandrov
ul. Sadovaya–Kudrinskaya, d. 15, Moscow, Russia, 123001; ur.liam@grusorcimxela

Received: 2016-09-28 Accepted: 2016-10-17 Published online: 2017-01-05
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Fig. 1. Location of zone 2 (no man’s land)
Fig. 2. Brunner zigzag incision
Fig. 3. The first stage of flexor digitorum profundus tendon repair: fixation of the silicone prosthetic implant
Fig. 4. The second stage of flexor digitorum profundus tendon repair: fixation of the autograft
Long-term results of surgical treatment of children with chronic ruptures of flexor digitorum profundus tendons by two-stage repair using tendon silicone prosthetic implants (assessed with Total Active Motion scale)