In a prospective review we assessed the results of extensor tendon injuries managed postoperatively with a static splint. Thirty-three patients with 44 injured digits were assessed 4 months after primary tendon repair, using the Strickland-Glogovac criteria. Patients were managed in a static splint, the duration of which was guided by the zone of injury. Four months after repair, excellent or good results were obtained in 95%. Overall it was found that static splinting was an effective and safe method of management after extensor tendon repair.
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Purcell, T., Eadie, P. A., Murugan, S., O’Donnell, M., & Lawless, M. (2000). Static splinting of extensor tendon repairs. Journal of Hand Surgery, 25 B(2), 180–182. https://doi.org/10.1054/jhsb.1999.0346
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