Late direct repair of a lacerated flexor tendon is a tendon repair performed 3 weeks after injury. When direct repair is performed late, contraction of the musculotendonous unit makes it difficult ...

It was the same foot the 27-year-old underwent season-ending surgery on in August to repair a flexor tendon in his big toe. The severity of Duran's apparent injury is currently unclear.

As with flexor injuries, early direct repair of an extensor tendon laceration is the preferred treatment. Extensor tendon injuries which present late are often a reconstructive challenge.