Hand function 7 – 10 years after surgical repair of flexor tendon ruptures.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Flexor tendon rupture. Flexor tendon injury. Buigpeesruptuur. Buigpeesletsel.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON20114
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 28
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients who had flexor tendon injury from August 1, 2003 until December 31, 2005;
2. Complete sharp transsection of at least a flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) or flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) tendon;
Exclusion Criteria
1. Subjects with fractures, tendon ruptures and impaired motor function due to a nerve lesion or (pre-existent) upper extremity disorders that can influence the outcome measures;
2. Legally incapacitated patients.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Passive and active joint mobility.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Strength;<br /><br>2. Patient Satisfaction;<br /><br>3. Fine manual dexterity;<br /><br>4. Self-measured handiness;<br /><br>5. Response Time Test.