Tendon Surgery of the Hand

<p>Contents</p> <p>Section 1: BASIC SCIENCE</p> <p> 1 Anatomy of the Tendon Systems in the Hand </p> <p> 2 Tendon Nutrition and Healing </p> <p> 3 Tendon Friction, Lubrication, and Biomechanics of Motion </p> <p> 4 Biomechanics of Core and Peripheral Tendon Repairs </p> <p> 5 Biology and Biomechanics of the Tendon-Bone Insertion </p> <p> 6 Gene Therapy for Tendon Healing </p> <p> 7 Tendon Tissue Engineering and Bioactive Suture Repair </p> <p>Section 2: PRIMARY FLEXOR TENDON SURGERY</p> <p> 8 Indications for Primary Flexor Tendon Repair </p> <p> 9 Treatment of the Flexor Tendon Sheath and Pulleys </p> <p>10 Venting of the Major Pulleys </p> <p>11 The Omega "Ω" Flexor Pulley Plasty </p> <p>12 Tendon Sheath and Pulley Enlargement </p> <p>13 Clinical Primary Flexor Tendon Repair and Rehabilitation </p> <p>A The Bern Experience </p> <p>B The Chelmsford Experience </p> <p>C The Mayo Clinic Experience </p> <p>D The Nantong Experience </p> <p>E The Singapore Experience </p> <p>F The Stanford Experience </p> <p>G The Australian Experience </p> <p>H The Wellington Experience </p> <p>14 Partial Tendon Lacerations </p> <p>15 Flexor Tendon Injuries in Children </p> <p>16 Primary Repair of the Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon </p> <p>17 Treatment of Flexor Tendon Injuries at or Proximal to the Wrist </p> <p>A Zone 5 Flexor Tendon Repairs </p> <p>B Methods and Outcomes of Zone 5 Flexor Tendon Repairs </p> <p>18 Flexor Tendon Repairs With Novel Sutures and Devices </p> <p>A Mantero’s Technique for Tendon Repair </p> <p>B Teno Fix for Tendon Repair </p> <p>19 Treatment of Rupture of Primary Flexor Tendon Repairs </p> <p>20 Closed Avulsion or Rupture of Flexor Tendons </p> <p>A Traumatic Avulsion of Flexor Tendons </p> <p>B Tendon Rupture After Fractures or Carpal Disorders </p> <p>C Rupture of the Pulleys </p> <p>21 The Evolution of End-to-End SurgicalTendon Repairs </p> <p>22 Outcomes of Flexor Tendon Repairs and Methods of Evaluation </p> <p>Section 3: SECONDARY FLEXOR TENDON SURGERY</p> <p>23 Tenolysis </p> <p>24 Single-Stage Free Tendon Grafting for Flexor Tendon Injury in Fingers </p> <p>25 A Historical Perspective on Flexor Tendon Reconstruction and Surgical Procedures </p> <p>26 Experience With Secondary Flexor Tendon Repairs </p> <p>27 Secondary Reconstruction of the Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon </p> <p>28 Staged Tendon Grafts and Soft Tissue Coverage </p> <p>29 Two-Stage Reconstruction With the Modified Paneva-Holevich Technique</p> <p>30 Outcomes of the Modified Paneva-Holevich Procedures and Early Postoperative Mobilization </p> <p>31 Vascularized Tendon Transfers for Reconstruction </p> <p>A Tendon Vascularity and Gliding, Island and Free Vascularized Transfers </p> <p>B Physiotherapy After Vascularized Tendon Transfers </p> <p>Section 4: EXTENSOR TENDON REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTION</p> <p>32 Extensor Tendon Injuries—Primary Management </p> <p>33 Sagittal Band Injuries—Primary and Secondary Management </p> <p>34 Tendon Transfers for Extensor Tendon Reconstruction </p> <p>35 Soft Tissue Coverage for Extensor Tendon Reconstruction </p> <p>36 Treatment of Boutonnière and Swan-Neck Deformities </p> <p>37 Vascularized Tendon Graft for Extensor Tendon Reconstruction </p> <p>Section 5: REHABILITATION OF TENDON SURGERY</p> <p>38 State of the Art Flexor Tendon Rehabilitation </p> <p>39 Customizing Flexor Rehabilitation Based on Zone or Type of Injury </p> <p>40 State of the Art of Extensor Tendon Rehabilitation </p> <p>Online-Only appendixes to 40:</p> <p>Appendix 1 Therapy Protocols After Extensor Tendon Repairs: St Andrew’s Centre for Plastic Surgery, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex, UK</p> <p>Appendix 2 Therapy Protocols After Extensor Tendon Repair of the Thumb: St Andrew’s Centre for Plastic Surgery, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex, UK</p> <p>Appendix 3 Therapy Protocols After Extensor Tendon Repairs of Fingers: Mid Essex Hospital Services, St Andrew’s Centre-Hand Therapy, Essex, UK</p> <p>Appendix 4 The Manchester Regimen for Postoperative Rehabiliation After Finger Extensor Tendon Repairs, Manchester, UK</p> <p>Appendix 5 Protocols of Exercise After Repair of Extensor Tendon Injuries, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China</p> <p>Appendix 6 Extensor Tendon Rehabilitation Program, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China</p> <p>Appendix 7 Therapy Protocols After Extensor Tendon Repair, Springfield, Mass, USA</p> <p>Appendix 8 Protocols of Sydney Hand Therapy & Rehabilitation Centre, Sydney, Australia</p> <p>Appendix 9 Therapy Protocols from Royal Free Hamstead NHS Trust, London, UK</p> <p>Section 6: CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE</p> <p>41 A Current Status and Future of Flexor Tendon Surgery </p> <p>41 B Current Status and Future </p> <p>41 C Future of Tendon Surgery of the Hand </p> <p>Appendixes</p> <p>1 Symposium Discussion 1 </p> <p>2 Symposium Discussion 2 </p> <p>3 A Postscript About Progression of Thought on Primary Tendon Repair </p> <p>ONLINE-ONLY CHAPTERS</p> <p>42 Chemical Modification of Tendon Gliding Surface </p> <p>43 Tendon Gliding: The Role and Mechanical Behavior of Connective Tissues </p> <p>44 Molecular Biology of Tendon Healing </p> <p>45 Molecular Methods to Prevent Adhesion Formation </p> <p>46 Tendon Repairs in Replantation Surgery </p> <p>Online Videos</p>