The effect of knot location, suture material, and suture size on the gliding resistance of flexor tendons

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 806-811

  Momose, Toshimitsu ^a   Amadio, Peter C ^a   Zhao, Chunfeng ^a   Zobitz, Mark E ^a   An, Kai Nan ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexor tendon; Friction; Gliding resistance; Knot; Tendon repair

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; COATED MATERIALS; FRICTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; POLYESTERS; SURGERY; TENDONS;

FLEXOR TENDONS; GLIDING RESISTANCE; SUTURE MATERIALS; SUTURE SIZE;

BIOMATERIALS;

POLYESTER; SILICONE; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DOG; FLEXOR TENDON; FRICTION; MATERIAL STATE; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; SUTURE; TENDON SURGERY;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FRICTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TENDONS;

EID: 0033660226     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-4636(2000)53:6<806::AID-JBM23>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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