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Abstract
In order to define the proper management of patients with disruption of a flexor tendon graft, 220 consecutive flexor tendon grafts were reviewed. Patients were divided into two groups— those who did not require a silastic rod prior to tendon grafting (89 grafts) and those who did require a silastic rod prior to tendon grafting (131 grafts). The incidence of tendon graft disruption for these two groups was 1.1% and 7.6%, respectively. Based on an analysis of these 11 graft disruptions, a method of management was devised. The literature is reviewed regarding the incidence and method of management of disrupted flexor tendon grafts.
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© 1987 The Trustees of British Association of Plastic Surgeons. All rights reserved. Published by Elsevier Inc.