Differential Splinting After Zone II Flexor Tendon Repair: The Bidirectional Splint

Joseph Bakhach, Dimitri Bakhach, Tarek El Hachem, Jana Baajour, Jana Doghman, Oussama Issa, Charbel Macaron, Diya’ S. Hammoudeh

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DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000008212
Published: 2026-10
Container: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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@article{allodium:10.1097/gox.0000000000008212,
  title = {Differential Splinting After Zone II Flexor Tendon Repair: The Bidirectional Splint},
  author = {Joseph Bakhach and Dimitri Bakhach and Tarek El Hachem and Jana Baajour and Jana Doghman and Oussama Issa and Charbel Macaron and Diya’ S. Hammoudeh},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open},
  doi = {10.1097/gox.0000000000008212},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000008212}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Differential Splinting After Zone II Flexor Tendon Repair: The Bidirectional Splint
AU  - Joseph Bakhach
AU  - Dimitri Bakhach
AU  - Tarek El Hachem
AU  - Jana Baajour
AU  - Jana Doghman
AU  - Oussama Issa
AU  - Charbel Macaron
AU  - Diya’ S. Hammoudeh
PY  - 2026
JO  - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open
DO  - 10.1097/gox.0000000000008212
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Bakhach, J., Bakhach, D., Hachem, T. E., Baajour, J., Doghman, J., Issa, O., Macaron, C., & Hammoudeh, D. S. (2026). Differential Splinting After Zone II Flexor Tendon Repair: The Bidirectional Splint. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open. https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000008212

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