Gliding Characteristics and Gap Formation for Locking and Grasping Tendon Repairs: A Biomechanical Study in a Human Cadaver Model

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 6-14

  Tanaka, Tatsuro ^a,b   Amadio, Peter C ^a,b,c   Zhao, Chunfeng ^a,b   Zobitz, Mark E ^a,b   Yang, Chao ^a,b   An, Kai Nan ^a,b  

^a Mayo Clinic Rochester ^*

^b MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexor tendon; Gliding resistance; Locking suture; Tendon repair

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS TENDON; FLEXOR TENDON; FORCE; FRICTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0742305398     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2003.09.017     Document Type: Article

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