Infection following pulp pull-through technique of flexor tendon grafting

J Hand Surg Am. 1981 Nov;6(6):550-2. doi: 10.1016/s0363-5023(81)80128-1.

Abstract

A sinus tract was formed and an abscess occurred in the pulp space after a flexor tendon graft was anchored to the distal end of the nail. Treatment included drainage of the abscess and excision of the sinus tract.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / etiology*
  • Adolescent
  • Fingers / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methods
  • Staphylococcal Infections / etiology*
  • Surgical Wound Infection / etiology*
  • Tendons / transplantation*