Sehnenverletzung an der Hand, konservative/operative Therapie

The leaflet ‘Conservative/surgical treatment of tendon injuries of the hand (CM 12)’ covers the conservative and surgical treatment of injuries to the extensor and flexor tendons of the fingers, hand and forearm. The surgical procedures described are tendon suturing, reattachment of finger tendons, tendon transplantation, tendon transposition, tenodesis and arthrodesis of a finger joint. The anatomy of the extensor and flexor tendons is shown in 2 illustrations.