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• Successfully implement hot new repair techniques involving new suture materials, tendon sheath and pulley treatments, vascularized tendon grafts, and recent postoperative rehabilitation methods.
• Improve your primary flexor tendon repair and rehabilitation treatment planning based on surgical and post-surgical care principles that clearly describe successful global methods and protocols.
• Benefit from the collective knowledge and experience of an international group of surgeons, investigators, and therapists who offer unique and insightful techniques and advice.
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Contents

۱ Anatomy of the Tendon Systems in the Hand
۲ Tendon Nutrition and Healing
۳ Tendon Friction, Lubrication, and Biomechanics of Motion
۴ Biomechanics of Core and Peripheral Tendon Repairs
۵ Biology and Biomechanics of the Tendon-Bone Insertion
۶ Gene Therapy for Tendon Healing
۷ Tendon Tissue Engineering and Bioactive Suture Repair
۸ Indications for Primary Flexor Tendon Repair
۹ Treatment of the Flexor Tendon Sheath and Pulleys
۱۰ Venting of the Major Pulleys
۱۱ The Omega “Ω” Flexor Pulley Plasty
۱۲ Tendon Sheath and Pulley Enlargement
۱۳ Clinical Primary Flexor Tendon Repair and Rehabilitation
۱۴ Partial Tendon Lacerations
۱۵ Flexor Tendon Injuries in Children
۱۶ Primary Repair of the Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon
۱۷ Treatment of Flexor Tendon Injuries at or Proximal to the Wrist
۱۸ Flexor Tendon Repairs With Novel Sutures and Devices
۱۹ Treatment of Rupture of Primary Flexor Tendon Repairs
۲۰ Closed Avulsion or Rupture of Flexor Tendons
۲۱ The Evolution of End-to-End SurgicalTendon Repairs
۲۲ Outcomes of Flexor Tendon Repairs and Methods of Evaluation
۲۳ Tenolysis
۲۴ Single-Stage Free Tendon Grafting for Flexor Tendon Injury in Fingers
۲۵ A Historical Perspective on Flexor Tendon Reconstruction and Surgical Procedures
۲۶ Experience With Secondary Flexor Tendon Repairs
۲۷ Secondary Reconstruction of the Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon
۲۸ Staged Tendon Grafts and Soft Tissue Coverage
۲۹ Two-Stage Reconstruction With the Modified Paneva-Holevich Technique
۳۰ Outcomes of the Modified Paneva-Holevich Procedures and Early Postoperative Mobilization
۳۱ Vascularized Tendon Transfers for Reconstruction
۳۲ Extensor Tendon Injuries-Primary Management
۳۳ Sagittal Band Injuries-Primary and Secondary Management
۳۴ Tendon Transfers for Extensor Tendon Reconstruction
۳۵ Soft Tissue Coverage for Extensor Tendon Reconstruction
۳۶ Treatment of Boutonnière and Swan-Neck Deformities
۳۷ Vascularized Tendon Graft for Extensor Tendon Reconstruction
۳۸ State of the Art Flexor Tendon Rehabilitation
۳۹ Customizing Flexor Rehabilitation Based on Zone or Type of Injury
۴۰ State of the Art of Extensor Tendon Rehabilitation
۴۱ Current Status and Future