TY - JOUR
T1 - Acellular flexor tendon allografts
T2 - A new horizon for tendon reconstruction
AU - Drake, David B.
AU - Tilt, Alexandra C.
AU - Degeorge, Brent R.
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - Flexor tendon injuries continue to pose a significant challenge to the hand surgeon. In particular, chronic tendon ruptures with adhesions of the tendons and sheath, damage or loss of the intrasynovial flexor tendons in zone II, and combined soft tissue and bone injuries present especially difficult problems for restoring satisfactory digital function. This challenge in flexor tendon reconstruction has motivated hand surgeons to explore and develop novel solutions for nearly a century. Recent advances and techniques in processing and decellularizing allograft human flexor tendon constructs may prove to be a new horizon for tendon reconstruction.
AB - Flexor tendon injuries continue to pose a significant challenge to the hand surgeon. In particular, chronic tendon ruptures with adhesions of the tendons and sheath, damage or loss of the intrasynovial flexor tendons in zone II, and combined soft tissue and bone injuries present especially difficult problems for restoring satisfactory digital function. This challenge in flexor tendon reconstruction has motivated hand surgeons to explore and develop novel solutions for nearly a century. Recent advances and techniques in processing and decellularizing allograft human flexor tendon constructs may prove to be a new horizon for tendon reconstruction.
KW - Reconstruction
KW - allograft
KW - intrasynovial
KW - reconstruction
KW - tendon
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.03.039
DO - 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.03.039
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23707595
AN - SCOPUS:84888436774
SN - 0363-5023
VL - 38
SP - 2491
EP - 2495
JO - Journal of Hand Surgery
JF - Journal of Hand Surgery
IS - 12
ER -