Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Case | Gender | Age (years) | Indication for surgery | Tendon defect (cm) | Duration to surgery (months) | Follow-up (years) | Co-morbidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case 1 | Male | 34 | Rerupturea | 5 | 3 | 8.5 | |
| Case 2 | Male | 57 | Neglected | 8 | 5 | 5.1 | |
| Case 3 | Female | 59 | Reruptureb | 3 | 2 | 4.6 | NIDDM |
| Case 4 | Male | 62 | Neglected | 3 | 4 | 4.2 | |
| Case 5 | Male | 62 | Rerupturec | 7 | 8 | 3.1 | Previous wound infection |
| Case 6 | Male | 68 | Neglected | 7 | 15 | 1.9 | |
| Case 7 | Male | 66 | Delayed | 5 | 3 | 1.4 | |
| Case 8 | Female | 24 | Delayed | 3 | 1 | 1.1 | |
| Case 9 | Female | 58 | Delayed | 3 | 1 | 1.4 |
NIDDM non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
a Rerupture of primary suture
b Rerupture after primary conservative treatment
c Rerupture after previous turn down flap