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From the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Flexor Tendon Repair

by Fraser J. Leversedge, MD; Konstantinos Ditsios, MD; Bobbi J. Owsley, OTR, CHT; Martin I. Boyer, MD, MSc FRCS(C)

A flexor tendon injury is often the result of trauma involving laceration or avulsion of the flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) or flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS). Pathologic ruptures are rare. Diagnosis of a flexor tendon injury is based on an evaluation of the subjective patient history and a thorough clinical assessment. Various techniques for flexor tendon repair are reviewed. Video is available for this topic.

Keywords: hand injury, finger injury, flexor tendon rupture, flexor tendon system, flexor pulley system, flexor digitorum profundus, FDP, flexor digitorum superficialis, FDS, incidence, mechanism of injury, etiology, classification, diagnosis, patient history, physical examination, imaging, radiography, MRI, ultrasound, differential diagnosis, surgical exposure, surgical techniques, reconstruction, indications, core suture method, epitendinous suture method, partial FDP laceration repair, outcomes, rehabilitation

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