Use of vein graft as a tendon sheath substitute following tendon repair: An innovative technique in tendon surgery

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-116

  Moosavi, S R ^a   Kalantar Motamedi, A R ^b   Tofigh, A M ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Saphenous vein; Tendon repair; Tendon sheath; Venous patch

Indexed keywords

NYLON; POLYPROPYLENE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT FUNCTION; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON SHEATH; TENDON SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN GRAFT;

EID: 24944540731     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2005.06.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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