A 41-year-old member asked:
Low long willa tendon injury last?
2 doctor answers • 9 doctors weighed in
Dr. Alan Ettingeranswered
Podiatry 49 years experience
Depends on the : Tendon and treatment
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Dr. Jeffrey Wintanswered
Hand Surgery 35 years experience
A HAND tendon may: Require surgery, splinting or observation depending upon the location, the percentage of injury and the preconditions prior to the injury. However a prompt assesment by a hand surgeon or a comparably trained health care provider is needed to determine the proper course of action. Hand surgeons are well versed in these decisions
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