The role of multiple strands and locking sutures on gap formation of flexor tendon repairs during cyclical loading

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 714-720

  Barrie, Kimberly A ^a   Tomak, Sanda L ^a   Cholewicki, Jacek ^a   Wolfe, Scott W ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexor tendon repair; Gap formation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; FLEXOR TENDON; FORCE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON SUTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0033862301     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.2000.9414     Document Type: Article

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