Publications by authors named "Mokhtar Abdul Azeem"
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- * The treatment included preoperative radiotherapy, tissue interposition after surgery, and postoperative indomethacin, which significantly improved patients' range of motion and Mayo scores.
- * After treatment, all patients reported excellent outcomes, with substantial improvements in flexion, extension, and rotation, demonstrating that the combination approach effectively prevents recurrence and enhances function.
Background: Closed avulsion injury of the flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) tendon is a relatively common condition of the hand. Its present classification system seems to be deficient in including all possible patterns of injury, leading to improper selection of the best treatment method for the injury. We aim to provide a new classification scheme for this injury.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClosed avulsion of the flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) tendon is classified based on the impact of injury on the management plan. In this report, we present a case with unclassified pattern of FDP tendon avulsion. The injury involves an intra-articular fracture of the volar part of distal phalanx of the little finger resulting into two bony fragments, one attached to the retracted avulsed tendon and another separated and incarcerated at A4 pulley, and an intact dorsal cortex of the phalanx.
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