Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Flexor tendon injuries
Conditions
Interventions
Early passive rehabilitation (Modified Kleinert)
early active rehabilitation (Place and hold)
Sponsors
Ain Shams University Hospitals
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ¿ All flexor tendon injuries in all zones of the hand ¿ Male and female patients between the age of 15 to 75 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: ¿ Patients less than fifteen years old because of higher incidence of tendon rupture. ¿ Patients who are above seventy- five were also excluded as they have been shown to have deterioration of hand function scores, and normative data for these patients are not available ¿ Patients with crushing injury with extensive soft-tissue loss, documented compliance problems (e.g., substance abuse). ¿ Medical conditions preventing repair, preexisting problems such as arthritis limiting joint motion were also excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rupture rate;Flexion deformity of DIP and PIP;Flexor tendon lag | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Disability by validated Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire ;Patients satisfaction with their hand function on an analog scale from 1 (completely dissatisfied) to 10 (completely satisfied) | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactAmir Labib
Ass. Lecturer in Plastic Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Outcome results
None listed