Rupture or transection of the digital pulley may necessitate repair or reconstruction to treat symptomatic flexor ... tendon grafts. Lacerations of the membranous portion of the digital sheath ...

When direct repair is performed late, contraction of the musculotendonous unit makes it difficult to pull the tendon out to its proper length. Scar tissue develops within the flexor sheath ...

17,18 These type of reconstructions are termed ‘non-anatomic’ because they do not recreate the normal anatomy of the ECU complex. The repair must not be too tight to prevent smooth gliding of the ...