A biomechanical comparison of four extensor tendon repair techniques in zone IV

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1674-1681

  Woo, Sang Hyun ^b   Tsai, Tsu Min ^a   Kleinert, Harold E ^b   Chew, Winston Y C ^b   Voor, Michael J ^b  

^a CHRISTINE M KLEINERT INSTITUTE FOR HAND AND MICROSURGERY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FLEXOR TENDON; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRENGTH; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON SUTURE;

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 18044373624     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000161463.83102.85     Document Type: Article

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