Effect of suture material on gap formation and failure in type 1 FDP avulsion repairs in a cadaver model

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 481-484

  Schreuder, F B ^a,b   Scougall, P J ^a,b   Puchert, E ^a,b   Vizesi, F ^a,b   Walsh, W R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b St Luke's Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomechanical testing; Flexor digitorum profundus tendon; Suture; Tendon

Indexed keywords

BONE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GAIT ANALYSIS; OLEFINS; POLYESTERS;

BIOMECHANICAL TESTING; FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS TENDON; SUTURE; TENDON;

BIOMECHANICS;

SUTURE MATERIAL;

AGED; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BONE; CADAVER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS TENDON AVULSION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SIMULATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON;

AGED; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINGER INJURIES; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; STRESS; SUTURES; TENDON INJURIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646086987     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2005.12.012     Document Type: Article

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