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Tendon Joint Pain
Tendon repair is surgery to repair damaged or torn tendons.
Alternative Names
Repair of tendon
Description
Tendon repair can be performed using:
- Local
anesthesia (the immediate area of the surgery is pain-free) - Regional anesthesia (the local and surrounding areas are pain-free)
- General anesthesia (the patient is asleep and pain-free)
The surgeon make a cut in the skin over the injured tendon. The damaged or torn ends of the tendon are sewn together.
If the tendon has been severely injured, a...
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