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An alternate graft for staged flexor tendon reconstruction

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We describe the novel use of semitendinosus as a tendon graft for 2-stage flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) reconstruction. To our knowledge, this is the first reported use of a hamstring tendon graft in this setting. The FDP of two digits were reconstructed in a 30 year-old male who presented 18 years after the original injury. The semitendinosus was chosen as a graft as the traditional grafts were deemed inappropriate. The result of the operation is convincing, and we suggest the semitendinosus tendon to be considered an option for FDP reconstruction.

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Nelson Low declares no conflict of interest.

Eamonn Thomas Fahy declares no conflict of interest.

Jane Frisken declares no conflict of interest.

Nigel Mann declares no conflict of interest.

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  1. Department of plastic surgery, Maroondah Hospital, Eastern Health, Davey Drive, Ringwood East, VIC, 3135, Australia

    N. Low, E. T. Fahy, J. Frisken & N. Mann

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Low, N., Fahy, E.T., Frisken, J. et al. An alternate graft for staged flexor tendon reconstruction. HAND 10, 152–154 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11552-013-9589-3

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