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JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY-EUROPEAN VOLUME
Volume 39, Issue 1, Pages 60-70Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1753193413509231
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Flexor tendon; growth factors; tendon adhesion; tendon repair
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Flexor tendon injuries remain a significant clinical problem, owing to the formation of adhesions or tendon rupture. A number of strategies have been tried to improve outcomes, but as yet none are routinely used in clinical practice. Understanding the role that growth factors play in tendon repair should enable a more targeted approach to be developed to improve the results of flexor tendon repair. This review describes the main growth factors in tendon wound healing, and the role they play in both repair and adhesion formation.
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