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Ananta A Kulkarni1, Suhas V Abhyankar1, Madhuri Kulkarni1
1Department of Plastic Surgery, Padmashree Dr D Y Patil Hospital and Research Centre, Sector-5, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharasthra 400 706 India.
Abstract:
A two-stage flexor tendon reconstruction using a silicone rod in the first stage and a free tendon graft through the pseudo sheath formed around the silicone in the second stage was described by Hunter and Salisbury for a neglected and failed flexor tendon reconstruction. We are describing a technique where we have used an infant feeding tube as a substitute for silicone rods, which substantially reduces the cost of procedure but delivers the same results.
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