Effect of Time to Hand Therapy following Zone II Flexor Tendon Repair.

ABSTRACT: This population-based study aimed to define how time to hand therapy following isolated zone II flexor tendon repairs impacts complications and secondary procedures.

Methods

Insurance claims from the Truven MarketScan Databases were used to evaluate outcomes after isolated zone II flexor tendon repairs between January 2009 and October 2015. Cohorts differing in time to hand therapy were compared to evaluate the impact on complications, reoperation, and number of therapy sessions. Secondary outcomes analyzed how the number of therapy sessions affected rates of reoperation.

Results

Hand therapy was identified in 82% of patients (N = 2867) following tendon reconstruction. Therapy initiation occurred within 1 week, 1-4 weeks, and after 4 weeks in 56%, 35%, and 9% of patients, res

SUBMITTER: Johnson SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7787324 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature