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Tendons and muscles

Repair of tendon

Most tendon repairs are successful, allowing full joint use.

Tendon repairs can often be done in an outpatient setting. Hospital stays, if any, are short. Healing, however, can take as long as 6 weeks, during which the injured part may need to be immobilized in a splint or a cast.

Treatment after surgery is often needed, in order to minimize scar tissue and maximize use after repair.

Review Date: 11/02/2006
Reviewed By: Thomas N. Joseph, MD, Private Practice specializing in Orthopaedics, subspecialty Foot and Ankle, Camden Bone & Joint, Camden, SC. Reviewprovided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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