PubMed · 4664685
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E E Kiwelu. 1972. Simple method of reducing digital dislocations.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4664685/
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The double armed suture (DAS) method of repairing flexor and extensor tendons allows almost immediate mobilization of the involved digits. The technique protects the tendon juncture from stress during muscle contraction and hand therapy, which is begun a few days after surgery. This technique has been used in 76 patients since 1972. Good or excellent results have been obtained in 90% of the cases over a 16-year period.
Fingertip injuries are common, but treatment may produce misshapened, clubbed, and painful results. The technique described here has given consistently excellent results in fingertip coverage in 74 patients with 96 fingertip injuries from 1976 through 1986. In this technique deepithelialized pedicle flaps provide soft tissue coverage before skin closure.