Clinical application of the fibrous capsule to prevent muscle tendon adhesion.
- Author:
Zhi-fei LIU
1
;
Qun QIAO
;
Ying YUE
;
Jian-ming YANG
;
Yi-guang WU
;
Ying-jun YAN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Burns; rehabilitation; surgery; Female; Head; physiology; surgery; Humans; Male; Muscles; surgery; Surgical Flaps; supply & distribution; Surgical Procedures, Operative; methods; Tendons; surgery; Tissue Adhesions; prevention & control; Treatment Outcome
- From: Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2004;20(3):169-170
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo observe the effect of fibrous capsule to prevent the flexor tendon adhesion.
METHODSSix bum patients with 33 digits were treated with the fibrous capsule of the expanded flaps which was used to wrap the exposed flexor tendon in zone III in order to prevent the flexor tendon adhesion.
RESULTSFrom 1999-2001 ,all of the patients were followed up to 1-3 years. The functions, assessed with the TAM method, were excellent in 18 digits, fair in three and poor in one. The excellent and good rate was 87.88%.
CONCLUSIONThe fibrous capsule could be used to prevent or reduce the tendon adhesion.
