Research progress on finger flexor tendon adhesion

Abstract

Objective To investigate the research progress on the anatomical mechanism and treatment of finger flexor tendon adhesion. Methods We searched the references by using the key words of finger flexor tendon, tendon adhesion, tendon healing in PubMed data base, CNKI data base, and Wanfang data base as of June 2016 by computer, and analyzed the correlative references. Results Finger flexor tendon adhesion was due to flexor tendon injury and destruction of the environment around the tendon, which resulted in excessive exogenous healing to form tendon adhesion. The flexor tendon adhesion could be treated by the surgical tendon adhesion tissue, repair or reconstruction of tendon tissue; The flexor tendon adhesion could be effectively prevented by the application of biological barrier, the use of anti-adhesion drugs and improved suture method. Conclusions According to the cause of adhesion of flexor tendon adhesion, clinical treatment should be based on prevention in the repair of injury by a variety of methods of intervention, and it can effectively reduce the occurrence of finger flexor tendon adhesion. Key words: Tendon injuries; Finger flexor tendon; Tendon adhesion; Tendon healing