Surgery – Miscellaneous – Methods
Patent
1994-09-23
1996-07-02
Sykes, Angela D.
Surgery
Miscellaneous
Methods
A61B 1900
Patent
active
055312322
ABSTRACT:
A method for repairing a transected or torn flexor or extensor tendon of a finger that has retracted proximally within its protective sheath includes the steps of: (a) visually locating a distal end of the tendon within the sheath; (b) engaging the distal end of the tendon, (c) pulling the tendon distally through the sheath to a tendon mending position; and (d) repairing the tendon.
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Gilbert Samuel
Sykes Angela D.
University of Kentucky Research Foundation
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