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Two-staged reconstruction of the flexor pollicis longus tendon.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of two-stage reconstruction of the flexor pollicis longus (FPL) tendon. Sixteen patients who underwent reconstructive surgery of the FPL tendon were assessed retrospectively. Eight weeks after implantation of a silastic spacer, a tendon graft was used for reconstruction (thirteen palmaris longus tendons, two plantaris tendons, one half of the flexor carpi radialis tendon). Power grip, active range of motion, passive range of motion, the Buck-Gramcko assessment, the ASSH assessment and the DASH score were used to evaluate the results. Adequate function in 75% of the cases and a median of 11 on the DASH score was achieved. The results showed that two-stage reconstruction of the FPL tendon can produce satisfactory results, even if primary repair is the ideal.
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