Patient Flexor Tendon Information Resource

Between 2024 and 2025, the FLARE study team spoke to patients who recently had surgery following a cut to one or both flexor tendons in a finger, to hear about their experience of the injury, surgery and recovery. As this injury is not commonly experienced, some of the interviewed patients expressed an interest in hearing about other people's flexor tendon experiences. Therefore the FLARE study team developed these animated resources to share the patient's experiences, with the support of the Patient and Public Involvement group, to inform future patients of what their treatment and recovery (e.g. return to work) could look like.
The FLARE study was a clinical trial to assess if the repair of one flexor tendon is as beneficial to the patient as the repair of both. The study was conducted in collaboration with Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the York Trials Unit, and was funded by the National Institute of Health and Care Research.