What is it about?
repaired tendons tend to get stuck to surrounding tissues due to healing. by starting the physiotherapy/exercise program early this issue can be overcome to a great extent.
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Why is it important?
Patients who started exercise program earlier after the surgery had better movements and returned to work faster than the other group.
Perspectives
Early active motion does offer some advantages in early postoperative period. Late and long term results though are similar to immobilization.
Dr RAHUL KRISHNARAO PATIL
Khoula Hospital, Muscat
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This page is a summary of: Early active mobilisation versus immobilisation after extrinsic extensor tendon repair: A prospective randomised trial, Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, January 2012, Medknow,
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.96576.
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