Repair of zone II flexor digitorum profundus lacerations using varying suture sizes: A comparative biomechanical study

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 448-454

  Alavanja, George ^a   Dailey, Elizabeth ^b   Mass, Daniel P ^b  

^a Valparaiso Orthopedic Clinic Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

4 strand repair; Flexor tendon; in situ testing; Tendon repair; Zone II injury

Indexed keywords

POLYESTER;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS; FLEXOR TENDON; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON SUTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; MATERIALS TESTING; NYLONS; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; SUTURES; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS;

EID: 19944399407     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.02.008     Document Type: Article

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