Flexor Digitorum Superficialis and Flexor Digitorum Profundus with separated sheaths

Case description:A 25 years old man presented with a laceration on radial side of proximal phalanx of 4th 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 s...

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Published in:Colombia médica (Cali, Colombia) Colombia), 2015-12, Vol.46 (4), p.199-201
Main Authors: Esmaeilnejd Ganji, Seyed Mokhtar, Baghianimoghadam, Behnam
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Case description:A 25 years old man presented with a laceration on radial side of proximal phalanx of 4th 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.
ISSN:0120-8322
1657-9534
DOI:10.25100/cm.v46i4.1753