Soft Tissue Injuries
A 28-year-old man sustains a laceration over the dorsum of his right foot from a dropped kitchen knife. Examination reveals inability to extend the great toe at the MTP joint, with a visible tendon laceration. The wound is clean and less than 6 hours old. The surgeon plans primary repair and considers the zone system for extensor tendons of the foot. Regarding extensor tendon injuries of the foot:
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The foot extensor tendon zone system mirrors that of the hand: Zone I = over IP/DIP joints; Zone II ...
Primary repair is the treatment of choice for acute clean lacerations; CORE SUTURE technique using m...
Extensor tendon injuries of the foot require FLEXOR tendon protocols with complete immobilization fo...
The extensor hallucis longus (EHL) is most commonly injured at the ANKLE level (Zone VII) where it c...
Rehabilitation after extensor tendon repair of the foot: EARLY CONTROLLED MOTION produces better out...
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