Extensor tendon lacerations in a preterm neonate.

Fuller, D A; Raphael, J S · J Hand Surg Am · 1999

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A fetus of 30-weeks' gestation sustained 2 extensor tendon lacerations as an intraoperative complication of an emergency Cesarean section. This report describes treatment of the tendon lacerations in the preterm neonate using 2 different repair techniques which both yielded an excellent clinical outcome.

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