RESTORATIVE OPERATIONS ON HAND FINGERS FLEXOR TENDON

Aim. To optimize the results of operations on hand fingers’ flexor tendon. Materials and methods. Treatment of 100 patients with damaged hand fingers’ flexor tendon restored by means of primary sutures or single stage secondary tendoplasty was analyzed. The following two groups of patients were selected: comparison group ( n =60) who underwent traditional surgical tactics and main group ( n =40) operated with author’s surgical technique (preoperative adaptive preparation, new methods of tendinous suture and units for controlled functional rehabilitation). Results. Comparative analysis of efficiency of treatment for different groups of patients was carried out. The author’s technique of restorative treatment was proved to have positive long-term results in 93,7%. Efficiency of treatment in comparison group was 12,5%. Conclusion. The developed complex of reconstructive-restorative treatment of patients with damaged flexor tendons and their consequences including preoperative preparation, surgical aids with new technical solutions and rational rehabilitation permitted to optimize surgical rehabilitation of patients with this pathology.

Hand, flexor tendons, injury, restorative treatment