Injury
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All previous experimental and clinical repairs of flexor tendons in zone II have used either a grasping or a locking technique. In this article, a combined (grasping and locking) repair was compared biomechanically to its grasping and locking components. ⋯ The combined 10-strand repair is stronger biomechanically than its grasping and locking components.
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A six-strand repair for zone II flexor-tendon repair in children younger than 2 years of age has not been reported in the literature because of the small size of the flexor tendon in this very young age group. ⋯ Our six-strand technique is an alternative technique for zone II flexor-tendon repair in children younger than 2 years of age, but the bulky repair site requires a 'profundus only' repair and 'venting' of the pulley system.