Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1958;40:1241-1244.
© 1958 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Delayed Advancement in the Repair of Lacerated Flexor Profundus Tendons
CARRUTH J. WAGNER M.D.1
1 Orthopaedic Service, United States Public Health Service Hospital, San Francisco
Several methods of treatment are available for repair of the flexor profundus tendon lacerated distal to the insertion of the sublimis. Attention is called to the less well known method of repair by delayed advancement. Uniformly good results may be anticipated if certain basic principles are observed.