Treatment of partial lacerations in flexor tendons by trimming: A biomechanical in vitro study

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1006-1012

  Erhard, Lionel ^a   Zobitz, Mark E ^a   Zhao, Chunfeng ^a   Amadio, Peter C ^a   An, Kai Nan ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON SUTURE; TENDON TRIMMING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036600175     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200206000-00016     Document Type: Article

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