Purpose
The purpose of the study was to compare clinical outcomes between patients who underwent
endoscope-assisted flexor tendon repair and those who underwent conventional surgery.
Methods
Patients were divided into 2 groups. Group 1 (endoscope-assisted surgery) included
21 patients (27 fingers) and group 2 (conventional surgery) included 19 patients (25
fingers). Outcomes assessed included the mean total active motion, Strickland classification,
prevalence of rerupture, tenolysis requirement, and infection rate.
Results
The mean total active motion was 152.3° in group 1 and 134.7° in group 2, which was
significantly higher in group 1 compared to group 2. An excellent or good outcome
was achieved in 25 (92.5%) of the fingers in group 1 as opposed to 17 (68%) fingers
in group 2.
Conclusions
We conclude that endoscope-assisted surgery is an alternative method for tendon surgery,
enables a minimally invasive approach, and provides a favorable range of motion.
Type of study/level of evidence
Therapeutic IV.
Key words
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: June 09, 2022
Accepted:
March 30,
2022
Received:
January 24,
2021
Publication stage
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