Remember mycobacterial infection in chronic hand and wrist flexor tenosynovitis.
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Anthony C Berger
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Flexor tenolysis using a free suture.
The authors present a simple technique to release flexor tendon adhesions. It utilizes a suture which "snares" the adhesion and divides them like a Gigli saw. This minimizes collateral damage.
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Boutonnière deformity after correction of childhood swan-neck deformity: a case report.
After a successful Littler procedure (spiral oblique retinacular ligament reconstruction) for swan-neck deformity, a 14-year-old patient developed progressive boutonnière deformity. We propose that the problem arose from gradual tightening of the tendon transfer as the finger grew.
Adolescent↗