Research Article

Long-term results of early primary repair of flexor pollicis longus tendon injuries

Volume: 38 Number: 1 September 11, 2006
  • Kahraman Ozturk
  • Emre Orhun
  • Oguz Polatkan
  • Selma Polatkan
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Long-term results of early primary repair of flexor pollicis longus tendon injuries

Abstract

Objectives: We evaluated the long-term results of early primary repair of flexor pollicis longus (FPL) tendon injuries with the modified Kessler method and circumferential sutures.
Methods : Thirty patients (10 females, 20 males; mean age 26 years; range 4 to 52 years) were treated primarily with end-toend anastomosis for FPL tendon injuries at the level of zone I to IV. Injuries were in the left thumb in 16 patients and in the right thumb in 14 patients. They were localized in zone I in one patient, zone II in 15 patients, zone III in nine patients, and zone IV in five patents. Twenty-five patients were treated within the first few hours after injury, while five patients were treated within a period ranging from 1 to 34 days. Associated digital artery and nerve injuries in 23 patients were treated during the same session. A rehabilitation program was implemented according to the modified Duran method. Functional evaluations were made according to the Buck Gramcko system. The mean follow-up was 34 months (range 5 to 71 months).
Results: Functional results were excellent in 17 patients (56.6%), good in five patients (16.6%), fair in five patients (16.6%), and poor in three patients (9.9%). Excellent and good results accounted for 73.3% and 88.8% in zone II and zone III injuries, respectively. No significant differences existed between functional results obtained from patients with and without associated neurovascular injuries.
Conclusions : Early primary end-to-end repair followed by an appropriate rehabilitation program yields very good functional results in patients with FPL tendon injuries, whether or not they are associated with neurovascular injuries.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

Authors

Kahraman Ozturk This is me

Emre Orhun This is me

Oguz Polatkan This is me

Selma Polatkan This is me

Publication Date

September 11, 2006

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March 7, 2014

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Year 2004 Volume: 38 Number: 1

APA
Ozturk, K., Orhun, E., Polatkan, O., & Polatkan, S. (2006). Long-term results of early primary repair of flexor pollicis longus tendon injuries. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 38(1), 50-53. https://izlik.org/JA39LM42LE
AMA
1.Ozturk K, Orhun E, Polatkan O, Polatkan S. Long-term results of early primary repair of flexor pollicis longus tendon injuries. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;38(1):50-53. https://izlik.org/JA39LM42LE
Chicago
Ozturk, Kahraman, Emre Orhun, Oguz Polatkan, and Selma Polatkan. 2006. “Long-Term Results of Early Primary Repair of Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon Injuries”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38 (1): 50-53. https://izlik.org/JA39LM42LE.
EndNote
Ozturk K, Orhun E, Polatkan O, Polatkan S (September 1, 2006) Long-term results of early primary repair of flexor pollicis longus tendon injuries. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38 1 50–53.
IEEE
[1]K. Ozturk, E. Orhun, O. Polatkan, and S. Polatkan, “Long-term results of early primary repair of flexor pollicis longus tendon injuries”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 50–53, Sept. 2006, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA39LM42LE
ISNAD
Ozturk, Kahraman - Orhun, Emre - Polatkan, Oguz - Polatkan, Selma. “Long-Term Results of Early Primary Repair of Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon Injuries”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38/1 (September 1, 2006): 50-53. https://izlik.org/JA39LM42LE.
JAMA
1.Ozturk K, Orhun E, Polatkan O, Polatkan S. Long-term results of early primary repair of flexor pollicis longus tendon injuries. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;38:50–53.
MLA
Ozturk, Kahraman, et al. “Long-Term Results of Early Primary Repair of Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon Injuries”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 38, no. 1, Sept. 2006, pp. 50-53, https://izlik.org/JA39LM42LE.
Vancouver
1.Kahraman Ozturk, Emre Orhun, Oguz Polatkan, Selma Polatkan. Long-term results of early primary repair of flexor pollicis longus tendon injuries. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2006 Sep. 1;38(1):50-3. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA39LM42LE