[Surgical treatment of injuries of the long flexor tendon of the 1st finger].

The results of the surgical treatment of 74 patients with damages of long flexor tendon of the I-st finger of hand justify application of different methods of restorative therapy depending on the level and term of trauma, 30 perfect, 25 good, 17 satisfactory and 2 bad results have been registered. Adequate restoration of thumb bending function following transposition of the surface flexor tendon of the III finger was observed that allowed the authors to draw a conclusion on expediency of application of this method in inveterate cases with flexor functional failure.