Two-stage tendon sheath reconstruction, a method of pulley reconstruction using the sublimis tendon and a pseudosheath formed with a silicone Penrose drain wrapped around the profundus tendon, is a new technique for improving a poor functional prognosis after purulent flexor tenosynovitis.
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