tenolysis
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Indications
- removal of adhesions from tendons
- scar tissue inhibiting function of tendons
- failure to improve range of motion after 3 months
Clinical significance
- improve active joint flexion or extension
Procedure
- surgical removal of scar tissue or adhesions inhibiting function of tendons
- early postoperative active motion
More general terms
More specific terms
- tenolysis, extensor. foot
- tenolysis, extensor. hand/finger
- tenolysis, flexor. foot
- tenolysis, flexor. hand/finger
- tenolysis, forearm/wrist
- tenolysis, leg/ankle
- tenolysis, triceps
References
- ↑ Fetrow KO Tenolysis in the Hand and Wrist A CLINICAL EVALUATION OF TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY FLEXOR AND EXTENSOR TENOLYSES The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 1967, 49(4):667 http://www.jbjs.org/article.aspx?Volume=49&page=667
- ↑ Gorum II, WJ eMedicine (Medscape): Flexor Tenolysis http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1238950-overview
- ↑ Duke OrthopaedicsL Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics Tenolysis of Flexor Tendons http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/tenolysis_of_flexor_tendons
- ↑ Medscape: Flexor Tenolysis http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1238950-overview