Zone I flexor digitorum profundus repair: An ex vivo biomechanical analysis of tendon to bone repair in cadavera

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 258-266

  Dovan, Thomas T ^a   Gelberman, Richard H ^a   Kusano, Nozomu ^a   Calcaterra, Melissa ^a   Silva, Matthew J ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexor tendon; Jersey finger; Repair; Zone I

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE REMODELING; CADAVER; DISTAL PHALANX; FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS; FORCE; HAND MUSCLE; HEALING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON SUTURE;

EID: 15244338626     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2004.11.007     Document Type: Article

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