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The philosophy of tendon surgery; The decades of tendon surgery; A finger points toward tomorrow; Concepts of tendon healing and repair; Intrinsic vascularization of flexor tendons; Tendon sheath reconstruction with artificial implants: a study of ultrastructure; Preliminary observations on the use of chemically stored tendinous allografts in hand surgery; Tendon suturing methods: analysis of tensile strengths; The finger flexor tendon sheath and pulleys: anatomy and reconstruction; Early management of fresh hand wounds with specific reference to delayed repair; Primary repair of zone 2 flexor tendon lacerations; Controlled passive motion following flexor tendon repair in zones 2 and 3; Repair of zone 1 flexor tendon injuries; Indications for tendon grafting; Flexor tendon surgery in children; Palmar fingertip use of silicone rubber followed by free tendon grafting: modification of the Hunter technique; Avulsion of the insetion of the flexor digitorum profundus tendon associated with the fracture of the distal phalanx: a brief review; Flexor tenolysis; Basic considerations for tendon transfer operations in the upper extremity; Anomalies of muscles and their effect on tendon transfers; Surgical treatment of the clawhand; Restortation of partial or complete loss of elbow flexion by muscle and tendon transfers; Operations to restore thumb opposition: a historical review; Thumb disabilities in rheumatoid arthritis: classification and treatment; The recognition and treatment of tendon ruptures in the rheumatoid hand; Staged flexor tendon reconstruction: current status; The active gliding tendon prosthesis: progress; Physical therapy and the staged tendon graft: preoperative and postoperative management; Occupational therapy following hand tendon surgery; Repair of tendons in the fingers.