Outcome of the Treatment of Flexor Tendon Injuries
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Controlled active motion (CAM).
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Finger Injuries, Tendon Injury - Hand. Basic parameters: 18 years — 75 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Switzerland
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Outcomes of Flexor Tendons Repair in Zones I-III From 2014-2025: a Swiss Multicenter Cohort Study
Overview
In order to gather enough data for meaningful statistics, a multicenter register of all flexor tendon repairs was established with surgical, clinical and rehabilitation patient data. The controlled active motion (CAM) protocol was administered in all patients after surgery. The purpose was to (i) measure surgery and therapy outcomes in the three centers and (ii) evaluate potential influencing factors on outcomes.
Interventions
- Procedure Controlled active motion (CAM)
Rehabilitation, post-surgery protocol
Primary outcome measures
- Range of motion [Time frame: 6 weeks]
- Range of motion [Time frame: 13 weeks]
- Range of motion [Time frame: 26 weeks]
- Range of motion [Time frame: 52 weeks]
- Grip or pinch strength [Time frame: 13 weeks]
- Grip or pinch strength [Time frame: 26 weeks]
- Grip or pinch strength [Time frame: 52 weeks]
- Time return to work [Time frame: 52 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Injury between 2014 and 2025
- Flexor tendon injury of the fingers or thumb in zones 1-3
Exclusion criteria
- No given consent
- Concomitant injuries as fractures, large soft tissue injuries, replantation
- Bony avulsion fracture of flexor tendon (Jersey finger)
- Basic disease as rheumatoid diseases
- Primary and secondary tendon reconstruction and tendon transfer
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Switzerland · 1 center
- University Hospital Zurich, Clinic of Reconstructive Surgery — Zurich
Publications
- Beckmann-Fries V, Calcagni M, Schrepfer L, Kaempfen A, Vogelin E, Tobler-Ammann B. Relationship between pain, nerve injury and clinical outcomes after flexor tendon injuries in zones 1-2: a retrospective cohort study. Hand Ther. 2023 Jun;28(2):60-71. doi: 10.1177/17589983231159187. Epub 2023 Mar 29. PMID 37904861
Identifiers
NCT: NCT04312412 · BASEC-Nr. 2017-02267