Functional and Disability Assessment Among Hispanics With Zone 2 Flexor Tendon Injuries: Comparative Study Between Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Repair and Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Excision.

Eduardo J Natal-AlbeloGerardo OlivellaGiovanni U Paraliticci-MárquezLenny RiveraGabriel EchegarayNorman RamírezChristian A Foy-Parrilla

Published in: Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews (2021)

Among Hispanics, the FDS-repaired group had similar functional and disability outcomes at their 6 months postoperative evaluation compared with the FDS-excised group. Increased awareness for tendon rerupture during the initial 3 months of index surgery is recommended for FDS-excised patients.

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