Abstract
Summary Digital flexor tendon healing has been studied. The chicken foot was used for the experimental preparations because it was sufficiently comparable to the human digit. The contribution of each component of the flexor mechanism to the healing process was analysed. The sheath and perisheath tissues contributed little to the actual healing process but were related to adhesion formation. The epitenon and endotenon initiate the process which is finalised by tendon cell activity. The main blood supply to the tendon affected the rate of healing and the adhesion formation but to a degree which was not significant. The relationship of trauma, even that of mild plastic surgery instrument handling, to the repair process was alarming.
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