| | Author | Patient age, sex, HD | Mechanism | Finger(s) | Site of rupture | Days before surgery | Technique | Months of postsurgery follow-up | Success |
| | Our case | 30,
♂, R | Jersey finger | D5 L | FDS: zone 3
FDP: zone 1 | 0 | FDP: pull-out, FDS: suture reinforced by a tendon graft | 6 | E/F MCP: 0/0/95°, PIP: 0/10/85° DIP: 0/10/22°.
Back to work. |
| | Cheung and Chow [3] | 24,
♂, R | Jersey finger | D4 R | FDS: zone 2
FDP: zone 1 | 4 | Both tendons sutured to a periosteal flap and FDP reinforced by pull-out | 3.5 | Full range of motion MP + PIP, flexum 4° DIP.
Back to work. |
| | Oğün et al. [8] | 21,
♂, NM | Jersey finger | D4 R | FDS: zone 2
FDP: zone 1 | 0 | FDP: pull-out, FDS: resected | 19 | Total active range of motion = 230°, flexum PIP, DIP stiffness. |
| | Naohito et al. [7] | 49,
♂, L | Direct shock | D5 R | FDS: zone 2
FDP: zone 2 | 20 | FDP: end-to-end suture, FDS resected | 4 | E/F: MCP: 30/0/80; PIP: 0/40/85, DIP: 0/5/60.
Back to work. |
| | Matthews and Walton [6] | 28,
♂, R | Repeated microtrauma | D3 R | FDS: zone 2 mi-P1
FDP: zone 2 mi-P1 | 14 | Two-stage repair: resection, silicone rod, reoperation at 10 weeks, palmaris longus graft. | 3.5 | Good result: normal flexion PIP, DIP stiffness.
Back to work. |
| | Cañadas Moreno et al. [2] | 16,
♂, NM | Blast | D2 L: FDP + FDS
D3 L: FDP + FDS
D4 + D5: FDP | FDS: zone 2
FDP: zone 1 | 0 | 4 FDP: pull-out, 2 FDS: anchor suture technique | 4 months | IPD: flexum 30° D2, D3, D5 | | 3 years | Completely recovered. |
| | Toussaint et al. [9] | 23,
♂, R | Blast | D4 L
D5 L | FDS: zone 2
FDP dilacerated in zone 1 + volar plate pull-out | D1 | FDP: pull-out, FDS: resected | 7 | D4: PID: flexum 15°, PIP: flexum 10°.
D5: PID flexum 40°, PIP flexum 10°.
Back to work. |
| | Backe and Posner [1] | 23,
♂, NM | Traction-hyperextension | D4 R | FDS: zone 2
FDP: zone 1 | 4 weeks | Palmaris longus tendon graft | NM | Complete extension and active flexion to within 1.5 cm of the midpalmar crease. DIP stiffness. Back to work as truck driver. |
| | Lanzetta and Conolly [4, 5] | 28,
♂, R | Traction-hyperextension | D4 R | FDS: zone 2
FDP: zone 1 | 3 | Two-stage repair: excision of both tendons, left plantaris tendon graft 9 weeks after the 1st surgery | 4 | Recovery of full extension and flexion.
Back to work as a mechanic 4 months after 2nd surgery. |
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HD = hand dominance, R = right, L = left, NM = not mentioned, E/F = extension/flexion, MCP = metacarpophalangeal joint, PIP = proximal interphalangeal joint, and DIP = distal interphalangeal joint.
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