A 33-year-old member asked:
What can someone do for a torn tendon?
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Dr. Peter Ihleanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 56 years experience
If it is not a vest-: -igeal tendon such as Palmaris longus, poplitious in the hand & lower leg , they R usually functional and need repair acutely, or if long standing tendon transfers & grafts can B done.
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