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A second-stage flexor tendon reconstruction after 18 years
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX 78236.
The Journal of Hand Surgery
|July 1, 1991
Abstract:
A case of successful staged tendon reconstruction for treatment of a zone II flexor tendon injury with a delay of 18 years between Hunter rod placement and secondary tendon grafting is presented. In this case, the prolonged interval was not detrimental to a successful outcome.