Embedded cross-stitch suture: An alternative to current cross-stitch peripheral suture

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 28 B, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 471-474

  Wang, B ^a   Tang, Jin Bo ^a  

^a NANTONG MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Cross stitch; Epitendinous suture; Flexor tendon

Indexed keywords

NYLON;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLEXOR TENDON; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NONHUMAN; RANDOMIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; SWINE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON SUTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0141607074     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(03)00148-7     Document Type: Article

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