Practicals · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Hand and upper extremity
Flexor tendon repair
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- PI - perform independently (NMC); perform independently (DrNB operative skills)
- Also called
- core suture flexor tendon
Videos and resources
- VideoFlexor Tendon Repair Techniques9:39
- VideoMASTER the Modified Kessler tendon repair IN JUST 2 MINUTES!3:29
- +66 more links
Links point to material published by others; SolvedPGSS does not host it. Check any technique against your department's protocol before you use it on a patient.
Where the curriculum asks for it
“Perform Flexor tendon repair” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 9)
“Tendon repair: Volar/ dorsal region tendon repair techniques, tendon harvest and tendon transfers.” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 21)