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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1947;29:553-559.
© 1947 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

FLEXOR-TENDON GRAFTS TO THE FINGER AND THUMB

WALTER C. GRAHAM M.D.1

1 SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA

1. In a severely scarred finger, fusion of the distal interphalangeal joint is frequently preferable to an attempt to restore flexor-tendon function. If the finger has good sensation and good joint function, a flexor-tendon graft will restore useful function.

2. The graft should be dissected out, to retain the gliding material on the tendon.

3. The restoration of function requires constant effort on the part of the operator in the form of encouragement and personal supervision of the mobilization of the tendon.


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