Biologic Aspects of Flexor Tendon Laceration and Repair

by Pedro K. Beredjiklian

J Bone Joint Surg AmVolume 85(3):539-550

March 1, 2003

©2003 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

The direct vascular supply to the flexor tendons in the digits comes from vincula.

Pedro K. Beredjiklian J Bone Joint Surg Am 2003;85:539-550

©2003 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Schematic representation of the anular and cruciate pulleys of the fibro-osseous sheath.

Pedro K. Beredjiklian J Bone Joint Surg Am 2003;85:539-550

©2003 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Cellular phases of tendon healing.

Pedro K. Beredjiklian J Bone Joint Surg Am 2003;85:539-550

©2003 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Schematic representation of extrinsic (A) and intrinsic (B) pathways of tendon healing.

Pedro K. Beredjiklian J Bone Joint Surg Am 2003;85:539-550

©2003 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Adult sheep tendon one week after wounding with a one-third central partial tenotomy.

Pedro K. Beredjiklian J Bone Joint Surg Am 2003;85:539-550

©2003 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Fetal sheep tendon one week after wounding with a one-third central partial tenotomy.

Pedro K. Beredjiklian J Bone Joint Surg Am 2003;85:539-550

©2003 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Figs. 7-A and 7-B Adult sheep tendon (Fig. 7-A) and fetal tendon after eighty days of gestation (Fig. 7-B) one week after wounding with a one-third central partial tenotomy.

Pedro K. Beredjiklian J Bone Joint Surg Am 2003;85:539-550

©2003 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

The use of a retroviral vector in gene therapy.

Pedro K. Beredjiklian J Bone Joint Surg Am 2003;85:539-550

©2003 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.