POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS I. Tendon rupture II. Minimal tendon gliding III. Flexion contractures IV. Excessive scar formation V. Extreme pain VI. Severe edema VII. Infection VIII. TriggeringEVALUATION TIMELINE I. First postoperative therapy session A. Wound—Determine appropriate dressing to be worn inside splint. B. Edema—Compare girth of affected digit to unaffected hand. C. Pain—scale from 0 to 10 D. Sensibility—especially important with concomitant nerve injuries E. Flexion PROM—assessed grossly (deficits in flexion to distal palmar crease) F. Extension deficit (inside dorsal blocking splint) G. Flexion AROM if early AROM protocol is being initiated II. 1 to 2 weeks postoperatively A. Reassess flexion AROM if using early active or place/hold protocol. B. Reassess pain, edema, and PROM. III. 3 weeks postoperatively A. Flexion AROM—Continue weekly reassessments to determine need for stress progression to facilitate tendon glide B. Scar—Assess need for elastomer mold and/or desensitization. C. Continue weekly reassessment of pain, edema, and PROM. IV. 10 weeks postoperatively—grip and pinch strength assessment V. 12 weeks postoperatively—provide data to surgeon for back-to-work assessment