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Tendon repair



Tendons and muscles
Tendons and muscles


Tendon repair

Alternative Names:

Repair of tendon
Expectations after surgery:

Most tendon repairs are successful, allowing full joint function.


Convalescence:

Tendon repairs can often be done in an outpatient setting and hospital stays, if any, are short. Healing, however, can take as long as 6 weeks, during which the injured part may need to be immobilized in a splint or a cast.

Postoperative therapy is frequently necessary to minimize scar tissue and maximize function after repair.




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