Flexor zone 2 tendon injuries often present with tendon retraction into the palm.
This is particularly the case when the injury occurs with the hand clenched over a
sharp object such as a knife. To minimize tendon sheath and annular pulley injury,
multiple techniques have been described for flexor tendon retrieval using dental wire,
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Publication history
Published online: January 14, 2019
Accepted:
January 6,
2019
Received:
December 24,
2018
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Crown Copyright © 2019 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. All rights reserved.
