Influence of core suture purchase length on strength of four-strand tendon repairs

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 107-112

  Cao, Yi ^a   Zhu, Bei ^a   Xie, Ren Guo ^a   Tang, Jin Bo ^a  

^a NANTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Core sutures; Flexor tendon; Tendon repair; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE MODIFIED KESSLER; FLEXOR TENDON; LOCKING CRUCIATE METHOD; MODIFIED SAVAGE METHOD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SUTURING METHOD; SWINE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON SUTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; SWINE; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 31544439600     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.09.006     Document Type: Article

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