Total and intrasynovial work of flexion of human cadaver flexor digitorum profundus tendons after modified Kessler and MGH repair techniques

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 466-470

  Yang, Chao ^a   Zhao, Chunfeng ^a   Amadio, Peter C ^a   Tanaka, Tatsuro ^a   Zhao, Kristin D ^a   An, Kai Nan ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Flexor tendon; Gliding resistance; Tendon repair; Work of flexion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; FINGER JOINT; FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS; FLEXOR TENDON; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 19944392906     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2004.10.012     Document Type: Article

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