Cross stitch peripheral tendon repair: A mechanical comparison with core stitch techniques

Chirurgie de la Main

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 128-133

  Papaloizos, M Y ^a   Rehart, S ^a   Meyer, V E ^a   SchaWrer N ^b   Stussi E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Core suture; Cross stitch; Tendon repair; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLEXOR TENDON; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON INJURY; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ADULT; CADAVER; HUMANS; POLYPROPYLENES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0034041195     PISSN: 11532424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1297-3203(00)73470-6     Document Type: Article

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