Flexor tendoplasty with a tendon prosthesis for zone II flexor tendon injuries

Volume: 37 Number: 5 September 11, 2006
  • Atakan Aydin
  • Murat Topalan
  • Ali Mezdegi
  • Ilker Sezer
  • Turker Ozkan
  • Metin Erer
  • Zeynep Hosbay
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Flexor tendoplasty with a tendon prosthesis for zone II flexor tendon injuries

Abstract

Objectives: We evaluated two-staged flexor tendoplasty with tendon prosthesis in patients with flexor tendon injuries in which conventional tendon grafting would fail to yield an acceptable result. Methods: We performed flexor tendoplasty with tendon prosthesis in 37 hands of 31 patients (24 males, 7 females; mean age 23 years; range 4-46 years). Twenty-six patients had penetrating injuries, four had occupational injuries, and one patient had an electric burn. Preoperatively, all patients were evaluated according to the Boyes’ classification. At the first stage, a silicone prosthesis, 4-6 mm in diameter was placed according to the patient’s age and the recipient bed; after 3 to 5 months, silicone prosthesis was removed and flexor tendoplasty with a tendon graft was performed. The results were calculated according to the Strickland’s formula. The mean follow-up period after the second operation was 37 months (range 12-80 months). Results: The results were excellent in 11 hands (Strickland 75-100%), good in 15 hands (50-74%), moderate in nine hands (25-49%), and poor in two hands (0-24%), with a mean of 58%. Tenolysis was performed in seven patients at least four months after the second stage. Removal of the tendon prosthesis was required in one patient because of infection. Conclusion: Satisfactory results can be obtained with two-staged flexor tendoplasty with a tendon prosthesis in patients with joint injuries restricting finger movements, digital nerve injuries causing trophic changes in the finger, and multiple tissue injuries.

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Atakan Aydin This is me

Murat Topalan This is me

Ali Mezdegi This is me

Ilker Sezer This is me

Turker Ozkan This is me

Metin Erer This is me

Zeynep Hosbay This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 2003 Volume: 37 Number: 5

APA
Aydin, A., Topalan, M., Mezdegi, A., Sezer, I., Ozkan, T., Erer, M., & Hosbay, Z. (2006). Flexor tendoplasty with a tendon prosthesis for zone II flexor tendon injuries. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 37(5), 374-378. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v37i5.802
AMA
1.Aydin A, Topalan M, Mezdegi A, et al. Flexor tendoplasty with a tendon prosthesis for zone II flexor tendon injuries. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;37(5):374-378. doi:10.3944/aott.v37i5.802
Chicago
Aydin, Atakan, Murat Topalan, Ali Mezdegi, et al. 2006. “Flexor Tendoplasty With a Tendon Prosthesis for Zone II Flexor Tendon Injuries”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 37 (5): 374-78. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v37i5.802.
EndNote
Aydin A, Topalan M, Mezdegi A, Sezer I, Ozkan T, Erer M, Hosbay Z (September 1, 2006) Flexor tendoplasty with a tendon prosthesis for zone II flexor tendon injuries. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 37 5 374–378.
IEEE
[1]A. Aydin et al., “Flexor tendoplasty with a tendon prosthesis for zone II flexor tendon injuries”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 374–378, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v37i5.802.
ISNAD
Aydin, Atakan - Topalan, Murat - Mezdegi, Ali - Sezer, Ilker - Ozkan, Turker - Erer, Metin - Hosbay, Zeynep. “Flexor Tendoplasty With a Tendon Prosthesis for Zone II Flexor Tendon Injuries”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 37/5 (September 1, 2006): 374-378. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v37i5.802.
JAMA
1.Aydin A, Topalan M, Mezdegi A, Sezer I, Ozkan T, Erer M, Hosbay Z. Flexor tendoplasty with a tendon prosthesis for zone II flexor tendon injuries. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;37:374–378.
MLA
Aydin, Atakan, et al. “Flexor Tendoplasty With a Tendon Prosthesis for Zone II Flexor Tendon Injuries”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 37, no. 5, Sept. 2006, pp. 374-8, doi:10.3944/aott.v37i5.802.
Vancouver
1.Atakan Aydin, Murat Topalan, Ali Mezdegi, Ilker Sezer, Turker Ozkan, Metin Erer, Zeynep Hosbay. Flexor tendoplasty with a tendon prosthesis for zone II flexor tendon injuries. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;37(5):374-8. doi:10.3944/aott.v37i5.802