Episode 2: Flexor tendon repair with Michael Sandow

This episode features Dr. Michael Sandow, Consultant Hand & Upper limb surgeon and inventor of the Adelaide repair. Associate Professor Michael Sandow specializes in the assessment and treatment of disorder and injuries of the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand. He is a member of the Australian Hand Surgery Society (immediate past President) and Shoulder and Elbow Society of Australia (recent past President), and continues in active clinical practice as well as working on new and better ways to treat upper limb problems. We discuss the origins of the Adelaide repair and the following 3 papers: Risk factors for re-operation after flexor tendon repair Medium term clinical outcomes of zone IIB/C flexor tendon repairs: the influence of management of FDS tendon The influence of a nanoparticle gel loaded with siRNA-cyclooxygenase on flexor tendon healing: an in vivo animal study