A randomized biomechanical study of zone II human flexor tendon repairs analyzed in a linear model

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1043-1045

  Stein, T ^a   Ali, A ^a   Hamman, J ^a   Mass, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FLEXOR TENDON; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0032464271     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0363-5023(98)80013-0     Document Type: Article

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