Infection following severance of a flexor tendon within a sheath causes proliferation and adherence of tendon ends to nearby structures. Infection in tendons outside sheaths causes a greater ...

Peterson et al [1] concluded that some benefit is obtained from sheath reconstruction. Based on their results, repair of the flexor tendon sheath after flexor tendon sheath injury is reasonable.

The flexor tendon must glide unimpeded through the flexor sheath and must be positioned by the flexor sheath at the center of joint rotation, this allows for full range of motion and economic ...