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To determine whether mechanism of injury affects outcomes of Zone II flexor tendon repairs. We retrospectively analyzed patients who underwent Zone II flexor tendon repair between 2001 and 2010 with a minimum of 12-month follow-up. Exclusion criteria included fingers with fracture, pulley reconstruction, or flexor tendon bowstringing. The saw group injuries were from saws or from tearing mechanisms;...