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Tendon reconstruction
Tendon reconstruction is an orthopedic and hand surgery procedure that rebuilds a damaged tendon with a graft, usually when repair is impossible more than 3 weeks after injury.
Tendon repair
Tendon repair, including flexor tendon repair, is the surgical treatment to restore a severed or injured tendon, using core and epitendinous sutures with early motion.
Tendon transfer
Tendon transfer is a surgical procedure that reroutes a working muscle-tendon unit to a new insertion, restoring movement lost to nerve palsy, tendon rupture, or paralysis.
Tenodesis
Tenodesis is a surgical procedure in which a tendon is reattached to bone, used in the shoulder to secure a diseased or torn biceps tendon.
Tenotomy
Tenotomy is a surgical procedure that cuts a tendon to lengthen or release the muscle-tendon unit, correcting deformities such as clubfoot, spastic hips in cerebral palsy, and diabetic toe ulcers.