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Review Question - QID 5550

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QID 5550 (Type "5550" in App Search)
A 36-year-old man suffered a zone II complete flexor pollicis longus laceration 3 months ago, which was treated with primary repair. He was subsequently lost to follow-up. Now he has no active thumb flexion and imaging studies show a failure of the repair. The decision is made to proceed with a two-stage procedure. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding this treatment approach?