Biomechanical studies of 3 different 6-strand flexor tendon repair techniques

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 621-627

  Xie, Ren Gou ^a   Zhang, Shiyi ^a   Tang, Jin Bo ^a   Chen, Feng ^a  

^a Affil Hosp of Nantong MedProv Hosp   (China)

Author keywords

Active motion; Biomechanics; Locking junctions; Repair strength; Tendon repair

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLEXOR TENDON; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0036063521     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.2002.34311     Document Type: Article

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