Influence of core suture material and peripheral repair technique on the strength of Kessler flexor tendon repair

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 28 B, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 357-362

  Mishra, V ^a,b   Kuiper, J H ^a,b   Kelly, Cormac P ^a,b  

^a ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanical tendon repair testing; Flexor tendon repair; Kessler repair; Suture material

Indexed keywords

NYLON; POLYESTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLEXOR TENDON; KESSLER FLEXOR TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; MATERIALS TESTING; NONHUMAN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; SWINE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042315060     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(03)00080-9     Document Type: Article

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