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Flexor Digitorum Superficialis and Flexor Digitorum Profundus with separated sheaths: a new normal variation in human
CASE DESCRIPTION: A 25 years old man presented with a laceration on radial side of proximal phalanx of 4(th) finger (zone II flexor) which was due to cut with glass. CLINICAL FINDINGS: The sheaths of Tendons of flexor digitorum sperficialis and profundus were not the same and each tendon had a separ...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Universidad del Valle
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4732511/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26848202 |
Sumario: | CASE DESCRIPTION: A 25 years old man presented with a laceration on radial side of proximal phalanx of 4(th) finger (zone II flexor) which was due to cut with glass. CLINICAL FINDINGS: The sheaths of Tendons of flexor digitorum sperficialis and profundus were not the same and each tendon had a separate sheath. TREATMENT AND OUTCOME: The tendons were reconstructed by modified Kessler sutures, after 15 months the patient had a 30 degrees of extension lag even after physiotherapy courses. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: This is the first reported of such normal variation in human hand tendon anatomy. |
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