Flexor tendon repair using a stainless steel internal anchor: Biomechanical study on human cadaver tendons

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-40

  Gordon, L ^a,b   Tolar, M ^a,b   Rao, K T ^a,b   Ritchie, R O ^a,b   Rabinowitz, S ^a,b   Lamb, R P ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPROSTHESIS; FLEXOR TENDON; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CADAVER; FINGER JOINT; FINGERS; HUMANS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPLINTS; STAINLESS STEEL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0031940970     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(98)80215-5     Document Type: Article

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