Repairs of partial oblique tendon injuries: A biomechanical evaluation

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 381-385

  Tan, J ^a   Ming, L ^a   Jia, Z J ^a   Tang, J B ^a  

^a NANTONG MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Flexor tendon; Oblique injuries; Partial lacerations; Peripheral sutures; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLEXOR TENDON; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; FORCE; LACERATION; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUTURING METHOD; SWINE; TENDON INJURY; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FORELIMB; LACERATIONS; MATERIALS TESTING; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SWINE; TENDON INJURIES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 3042857413     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2004.02.011     Document Type: Article

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