[Dynamic splinting in flexor tendon surgery].

Abstract

Besides the special microsurgical operative technique, dynamic splinting is one of the basic fundamentals of KLEINERT's technique for primary repair of flexor tendons. The principle of this splinting is explained. Further applications are reported: 1. after secondary repair of flexor tendons (by tendon transfer or tendon transplantation), and 2. after tenolysis. According to our good results the application of dynamic splinting in the above mentioned cases seems to be advisable.