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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 106-B, Issue SUPP_8 | Pages 25 - 25
10 May 2024
Riyat H Morris H Cheadle C Leatherbarrow A Rae DS Johnson N
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Introduction

Flexor sheath infections require prompt diagnosis, and management with intravenous antibiotics and/or surgical washout followed by physiotherapy. Complication rates as high as 38% have been reported.

Methods

A retrospective review was carried out of all patients between January 2014 and May 2021 attending with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of flexor sheath infection. Age, gender, co-morbidities, cause of infection, management, and subsequent complications recorded.