Table 2.

List of inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study.

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
(i) Complete rupture of flexor tendon in zone II	(i) Thumb injured
(ii) Injury to surgery less than 6 hours	(ii) Patients with vascular injured requiring revascularization
(iii) The soft tissue allowed direct skin closure	(iii) Concomitant phalanx fractures or other injuries needing immobilization
(iv) Only one injured hand	(iv) Loss of skin substance requiring grafts or flaps
(v) Written informed consent to undergo the surgical procedure	(v) Uncompensated diabetes, neoplasia, haemocoagulative alterations, psychic disorders
(vi) Patients of either sex aged between 21 and 65 years	(vi) Smokers