The Krackow stitch: A biomechanical evaluation of changing the number of loops versus the number of sutures

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-37

  McKeon, Brian P ^a   Heming, James F ^b,e   Fulkerson, John ^c   Langeland, Rolf ^d  

^a ProSports Orthopedics   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Orthopaedic Associates of Hartford   (United States)

^d Orthopaedic Specialty Group   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical testing; Krackow suture; Soft tissue fixation; Suture fixation

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIXATION FAILURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KRACKOW STITCH; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON SUTURE;

ANIMALS; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; MODELS, ANIMAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SWINE; TENDONS;

EID: 30144437182     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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