An Alternate Graft for Staged Flexor Tendon Reconstruction. (March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Low, N.; Fahy, E. T.; Frisken, J.; Mann, N.
• Is Part Of: Hand. Volume 10:Number 1(2015)
• Page Start: 152
• Page End: 154
• Publication Date: 2015-03
• Subjects: Flexor tendon reconstruction -- Hamstring tendon graft -- Semitendinosus -- Staged reconstruction -- Tendon graft; Hand -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Hand -- Surgery; Periodicals; 617.57005
• DOI: 10.1007/s11552-013-9589-3
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1558-9447

Abstract

We describe the novel use of semitendinosus as a tendon graft for 2-stage flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) reconstruction. To our knowledge, this is the first reported use of a hamstring tendon graft in this setting. The FDP of two digits were reconstructed in a 30 year-old male who presented 18 years after the original injury. The semitendinosus was chosen as a graft as the traditional grafts were deemed inappropriate. The result of the operation is convincing, and we suggest the semitendinosus tendon to be considered an option for FDP reconstruction.