Episode 25: Flexor Tendon Injury

Quick Cuts: A Plastic Surgery Podcast

10/08/21 • 6 min

A rapid review of flexor tendon injury for the plastic surgery learner. In this episode we review:

Flexor tendon anatomy
Evaluation and management of the flexor tendon injury patient

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References:

Kamal RN, Yao J. Evidence-Based Medicine: Surgical Management of Flexor Tendon Lacerations. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017;140(1):130e-139e.
Tang JB. Flexor Tendon Injuries. Clin Plast Surg. 2019;46(3):295-306.

10/08/21 • 6 min

Quick Cuts: A Plastic Surgery Podcast - Episode 25: Flexor Tendon Injury

Transcript

Hey everyone and welcome back to Episode 25 of Quick Cuts: A Plastic Surgery Podcast. On today's episode, we discuss flexor tendon injury. So let's get started. And we'll start with a review of the relevant anatomy. The extrinsic flexors of the fingers and wrist include the flexor digitorum superficialis, the flexor digitorum profundus, flexor pollicis longus, flexor carpi radialis and flexor carpi ulnaris, and the palmaris longus. As the digital flexor tendons enter the fingers, specifically

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