2025
Hand therapy utilization following digital flexor tendon repair: Trends, timing, predictive factors, and association with reoperation
Kammien A, Hu K, Yu C, Grauer J, Colen D. Hand therapy utilization following digital flexor tendon repair: Trends, timing, predictive factors, and association with reoperation. Journal Of Hand Therapy 2025 PMID: 39755488, DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2024.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTherapy utilizationAssociated with several clinical factorsHand therapyMonths of surgeryProportion of patientsPostoperative hand therapyPostoperative week 4Tendon repairFlexor tendon repairConcomitant proceduresPredictive factorsClinical factorsFollow-upZone II flexor tendon repairNonclinical characteristicsPatient factorsWeek 4TherapyNerve repairExclusion criteriaNonclinical factorsClinical practiceLogistic regressionComponent of recoveryDigital flexor tendon repair
2024
A Nationwide Analysis of Complications, Reoperations, and Cost of Wide-Awake Flexor Tendon Repairs
Kammien A, Rancu A, Kim S, Parikh N, Grauer J, Colen D. A Nationwide Analysis of Complications, Reoperations, and Cost of Wide-Awake Flexor Tendon Repairs. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2024, 155: 301-307. PMID: 39026384, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000011651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElixhauser Comorbidity IndexWound complicationsTraditional anesthesiaEmergency department visitsYears of follow-upTendon repairAnalysis of complicationsRate of tendon ruptureNationwide cohort studyDepartment visitsWide-awake surgeryFlexor tendon repairConcomitant treatmentMatched cohortFollow-upZone II flexor tendon repairCohort studyMultivariate linear regressionAnesthesia techniquesComorbidity indexVascular injuryIntraoperative testingReoperationNerve repairPatients
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