Healio

Similar outcomes found with or without FHL transfer for Achilles tendinopathy

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Augmenting the flexor hallucis longus tendon in addition to decompression and debridement of Achilles ...
Healio

Flexor hallucis longus transfer corrected clawed hallux

Flexor hallucis longus transfer is an effective surgical alternative to the modified Jones procedure for correcting clawed hallux, according to a study presented at the American Orthopaedic Foot and ...
Nature

Maintenance of pronation function after pronator teres to flexor pollicis longus tendon transfer: a cadaver study

Patients in groups 4 and 5 of the International Classification for Surgery of the Hand in Tetraplegia have a few options for tendon transfer donors, but in general the needs for reestablishing motor ...
Business Wire

Paragon 28 Launches the Mister Tendon™ Harvester System – The First and Only Minimally Invasive Harvesting System for FHL and FDL Tendon Transfer Procedures

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Paragon 28, Inc. (NYSE: FNA), is pleased to announce the launch of the Mister Tendon™ System which allows surgeons to perform a distal cut of the flexor hallucis ...
Nature

Modulation of digital flexor tendon healing by vascular endothelial growth factor gene transfection in a chicken model

A major challenge in tendon injury is the weak intrinsic healing capacity of tendon that may cause rupture of the repair after surgery. Growth factors are believed to be critical during tendon healing ...