Investigation of the supplementary effect of GaAs laser therapy on the rehabilitation of human digital flexor tendons.

Objective: To investigate the effect of laser photostimulation in rehabilitation of human digital flexor tendons with a placebo-controlled double-blind prospective study model.

Background Data: Low-energy laser therapy has been applied in several rheumatoid and soft tissue disorders with a varying rate of success and it has also been shown to have a positive effect on tendon healing in animal experiments, but no clinical study on laser photostimulation in the treatment of human tendons has been reported to date.

Materials And Methods: This study was performed in a total of 25 patients with 41 digital flexor tendon injuries in five anatomical zones.