1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
The surgeon told me the reason for the zigzag was something else.Something about how it heals with skin contracting. My flexor tendon blew through the pulley ligaments, so I couldn't curl that finger up. Being able to fully close my hand was important, so there it is. They did an "autograft" (ha!-auto!) and removed a tendon from my wrist to rebuild the blown out pulleys. Two turns in the middle and three in front of the knuckle. The tendon fix is a lot thicker and harder, so it doesn't compress as much. Feels weird when pressure is on it as a result. Took a lot of physical therapy and splints to get it up to usability and reasonable straightness. My whole arm felt like it had been slammed in a door for a few days. The oxy didn't help.
I wonder how the first one of these procedures turned out!
I wonder how the first one of these procedures turned out!
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