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FLEXOR TENDON AVASCULAR ZONES – FACT OR FICTION? PRECISE MAPPING OF HUMAN FLEXOR TENDON VASCULATURE

By Rick Harrison
Surgery_

We have utilised a novel immunohistochemistry technique to precisely determine flexor tendon vasculature, which until now has remained elusive. Previously utilised techniques are imprecise and indirect, resulting in uncertainty as to the existence of flexor tendon avascular areas.