Twenty-five fingers of seven monkeys were used for an experimental study of a new concept of flexor tendon repair in “No Man's Land”. Microsurgical aids were used to shift distally a sleeve of healthy flexor tendon sheath to cover the site of the repaired flexor tendon.
There was a low success rate due to technical difficulties in the immobilisation of the monkey fingers.
Where the finger was successfully immobilised the results were encouraging.
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