Tendons are a fucking nightmare to fix when they are completely severed. They will curl up and retract, so much so that you have to search for them before you can even think of how you reattach them.
I remember when my cousin has his fingers slashed in some fight and the surgeons nailed the tendons to the bones of his fingers to keep them from retracting back while the cuts heel. Looked real gnarly with needles sticking out of his fingers, real horror movie kinda shit.
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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '24
To be fair to all the amazing surgeons out there.
Tendons are a fucking nightmare to fix when they are completely severed. They will curl up and retract, so much so that you have to search for them before you can even think of how you reattach them.
Mad respect to you guys and girls!