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Fig. 1

From: Scar overlapping suture for treating chronic tendinous mallet finger in children

Fig. 1

Schematic diagram for the scar overlapping suture technique. a, H-shaped dorsal incision was used to approach the terminal tendon. b, S-shaped dorsal incision was used to approach the terminal tendon. c, The elongated tendon was exposed. d, Cut off the elongated tendon. e, Overlapping suture was performed to repair the tendon by non-absorb 5–0 Prolene stitches. The DIPJ was fixed 5 degrees hyperextension by Kirschner wire with the diameter of 1.0 mm

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