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Objective: Tendon healing after the rupture is a challenging process. There is no method to detect muscle recovery during treatment, except for the muscle strength test that has application difficulties in early period. The purpose of the study is to determine the effectiveness of Strain Elastography for evaluation of the healing process in the forearm flexor tendons after cut.Material and Methods: An approval was taken from “Non-invasive clinical researches ethical board” of our local ethic committee . A signed voluntary information-consent form was obtained from all of the participants in the study. 38 patients who underwent tendon repair after cut were included in the study. Measurements of the non-injured extremities of the same patients were recorded as the control group. The repaired tendons were first treated with a 4-week Kleinert rehabilitation program, followed by a physical therapy for 8 weeks. Repaired tendons and the non-injured side control tendons evaluated with Ultrasound and SE three times at certain intervals. Muscle strength test were performed before and after the therapy. The data obtained from repaired tendons were compared within the group and with the control group.Results: There was a significant difference between repaired tendon and control group diameters and strain ratios before and after the physical therapy p