Tendon injuries and repairs

Your flexor and extensor tendons are responsible for moving your fingers, thumb and wrist. These can be damaged through injury, such as a crush injury or a laceration to the skin.  These may need to be repaired surgically, dependent on the extent of the injury to your flexor or extensor tendon(s).

Following surgery, a splint will be fabricated to protect your repair.  The splint that you are provided with will be designed based on the location of your injury, the number of structures injured and the severity of your injury.

Your splint will likely support your wrist and fingers and limit the movement of your hand within a safe range of motion. A home exercise programme will be commenced to optimise your recovery.

Additionally, if other structures are also injured, e.g. nerves, your therapy programme may be altered to include different treatment activities and modalities.

Dependent on your healing, you may also be given additional advice regarding the management of your scars and swelling. Please see the scar management section on our web page for further advice on this.

For further information regarding flexor injuries and typical surgical input, see below link to the British Society of Surgery for the Hand: https://www.bssh.ac.uk/patients/conditions/26/flexor_tendon_injury

For further information regarding extensor tendon injuries and typical surgical input, see below link to the British Society of Surgery for the Hand:
“https://www.bssh.ac.uk/patients/conditions/27/extensor_tendon_injury